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.
1950
A monorail proposal for Miami Beach in 1950 that never got off the ground. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/55347
The age of autocentric suburbia has overtaken the state. Miami-Dade's rapid growth continues, creating a significant gulf between the size of it and Duval County, the state's second largest.
1. 495,084 - Miami-Dade
2. 304,029 - Duval
3. 249,894 - Hillsborough
4. 159,249 - Pinellas
5. 123,997 - Polk
6. 114,950 - Orange
7. 114,688 - Palm Beach
8. 112,706 - Escambia
9. 83,933 - Broward
10. 74,229 - Volusia
1960
Democrat gubernatorial candidate Farris Bryant in lead car in downtown Daytona Beach in 1960. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory, http://floridamemory.com/items/show/40479
Miami-Dade's population jumps 89% as Fidel Castro's rise to power in Cuba leads to Cubans seeking refuge in Miami. Duval appears to have a firm grasp as the state's second largest county.
1. 935,047 - Miami-Dade
2. 455,411 - Duval
3. 397,788 - Hillsborough
4. 374,665 - Pinellas
5. 333,946 - Broward
6. 263,540 - Orange
7. 228,106 - Palm Beach
8. 195,139 - Polk
9. 173,829 - Escambia
10. 125,319 - Volusia
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