Quick Facts

Florida Facts

Total Area -­ 58,560 Square Miles
Land Area -­ 54,252 Square Miles
Total Water Area -­ 4,308 Square Miles Rank Among States in Total Area -­ 22nd Length North to South -­ 447 Miles 

Coastline -­ 1,197 Statute Miles

Tidal Shoreline -­ 2,276 Statute Miles

Beaches -­ 663 Miles

Florida has more than 11,000 miles of rivers, streams & waterways

Longest River -­ St. Johns at 273 miles

Largest Lake -­ Lake Okeechobee at 700 square miles
(The 2nd largest freshwater lake in the United States)

 Florida Population

Population Rank -­ 4th in U.S. behind California, Texas & New York Florida population estimates:
Florida’s Population (2011) -­ 19,057,542

The six-­month hurricane season runs from June 1 through November 30

Number of people who move to Florida each day -­ 1,000 Number of major commercial airports -­ 19

Miles of sand beaches -­ 1,200

Miles of coastline -­ 1,800