Florida InfoFacts
 
“Florida”
is Spanish for flower
 
Florida is known as “The Sunshine State”
and has 663 miles of beaches
 
                             Animal:                         Florida Panther
                   Beverage:                    Orange Juice
                   Bird:                              Mockingbird
                   Capital:                         Tallahassee
                   Flower:                         Orange Blossom
                   Freshwater fish:         Largemouth Bass
                   Marine mammal:        Manatee
                   Population:                 15,900,000
                   Saltwater fish:            Sailfish
                   Saltwater mammal:   Bottlenose Dolphin
                   Shell:                            Horse Conch
                   Tree:                             Sabal Palm
 
And Did You Know …
 
The United States city with the highest rate of
Lightning strikes per capita is Clearwater.
 
Young aviator Tony Jannus made history on
January 1, 1914 when he flew the world’s
first scheduled passenger service airline flight
from St. Petersburg’s downtown yacht basin
To Tampa.
 
Ybor City was once known as the cigar
capital of the world with nearly 12,000 tabaqueros
(cigar-makers) employed in 200 factories.
Ybor City produced an estimated 700
million cigars a year at the industry’s peak.
 
Saint Augustine is the oldest
European settlement in North America.
 
FAST FACTS
 
·        Population of Tampa Bay Area – 3.3 million
·        Seasonal Residents – 62,000
·        Average Age - 42 years
·        Average Temperature – 73.7 degrees
·        The Tampa bay area is the birthplace of
major league baseball Spring training.