Statehood: March 3, 1845 Living in FL Today Population
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Census Statistics
Many people begin their genealogy research starting with the widely available U.S. census records. The U.S. began taking a census every 10 years starting in 1790. The records from 1790 to 1840 contain only the name of the head of the household and limited information about the other individuals in the residence. That changed in 1850 when the census began listing each member of the household individually.
Look how Florida has grown! The following table details the population of the state from it's first census through 1940. The 1940 census is the last year currently available for genealogy use. The 1950 census won't be available until 2022. Information is shown for 1890, but that census was mostly lost due to a fire and mishandling in the 1920's and 1930's.
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1790 NO 1800 NO 1810 NO 1820 NO 1830 34,730 1840 54,477 1850 87,445 1860 140,424
1870 187,748 1880 269,493 1890 391,422 1900 528,542 1910 752,619 1920 968,470 1930 1,468,211 1940 1,897,414


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Today
If you still have family living in Florida today, they may live in one of the larger cities of: Ft. Lauderdale, Hialeah, Jacksonville, Miami, Orlando, St. Petersburg or Tampa. Chances are their ancestors came from Germany, Ireland, England, Italy or France. Their religion is likely one of the Christian denominations.

They may work at one of the companies based in Florida, like Auto Nation, FPL Group, Office Depot, Publix Super Markets or Tech Data. Some of them may enjoy eating a Cuban sandwich or stone crab. They probably root for the Miami Dolphins or Heat, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Jacksonville Jaguars or the Gators. Many Floridians enjoy scuba diving or visiting Disneyworld.

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