Print ArticleThe Florida landscape has changed dramatically over the last 114 years. Here's a brief look at how the state's major counties have grown over the last century.
1930
Pensacola's Plaza Ferdinand in 1930. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/40411
The Florida land boom fuels rapid growth in Duval County, Central and South Florida, at the expense of the Panhandle. Palm Beach, Orange and Volusia Counties are now on the 10 ten list.
1. 155,503 - Duval
2. 153,519 - Hillsborough
3. 142,955 - Miami-Dade
4. 72,291 - Polk
5. 62,149 - Pinellas
6. 53,594 - Escambia
7. 51,781 - Palm Beach
8. 49,737 - Orange
9. 42,757 - Volusia
10. 34,365 - Alachua
1940
Miami's Bayfront Park in 1940. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/39987
Miami-Dade pushes past Duval to become Florida's most populous county, heading into World War II and the automobile era. Broward replaces Alachua County as the 10th largest in the state.
1. 267,739 - Miami-Dade
2. 210,143 - Duval
3. 180,148 - Hillsborough
4. 91,852 - Pinellas
5. 86,665 - Polk
6. 79,989 - Palm Beach
7. 74,667 - Escambia
8. 70,074 - Orange
9. 53,710 - Volusia
10. 39,794 - Broward
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