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.