Florida, Missouri

Florida, Missouri

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Florida, Missouri
settlement_type = Village
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map_caption = Location of Florida shown in Missouri


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Missouri
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Monroe
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unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 0.3
area_land_km2 = 0.3
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.1
area_land_sq_mi = 0.1
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 9
population_density_km2 = 33.4
population_density_sq_mi = 86.4

timezone = Central (CST)
utc_offset = -6
timezone_DST = CDT
utc_offset_DST = -5
elevation_footnotes =
elevation_m = 201
elevation_ft = 659
latd = 39 |latm = 29 |lats = 30 |latNS = N
longd = 91 |longm = 47 |longs = 24 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 65283
area_code = 573
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 29-24760GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = 0718036GR|3
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Florida is a village in Monroe County, Missouri, United States, best known as the birthplace of writer Mark Twain in 1835. [ [http://www.twainquotes.com/Florida.html Mark Twain quotations - Florida, Missouri ] ] The population was 9 at the 2000 census.

Geography

Florida is located at coor dms|39|29|30|N|91|47|23|W|city (39.491712, -91.789973)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²), all land.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 9 people, 4 households, and 2 families residing in the village. The population density was 86.4 people per square mile (34.7/km²). There were 21 housing units at an average density of 201.7/sq mi (82.1/km²). All residents were White.

There were 4 households out of which one had children under the age of 18 living with them, one was a married couple living together, one had a female householder with no husband present, and two were non-families. One household was made up of an individual who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 3.

In the village the population was spread out with two under the age of 18 (both females), two from 18 to 25, two from 25 to 45, one from 45 to 65, and two who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. There were six females (including the two under 18) and three males.

Notable sites

Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) was born in Florida. One of Twain's famous quotes was "I was born in a small town called Florida, Missouri. It had a population of 100 people, and my birth made it 101. I raised the population of the town by 1%. Not many other people were great enough to raise their town's population by 1%."

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