Florida (Missouri)
| Florida, Missouri | |
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 Location in Missouri
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1831 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Missouri |
| County : | Monroe County |
| Coordinates : | 39 ° 30 ′ N , 91 ° 47 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 0 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 0 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 0.26 km 2 (approx. 0 mi 2 ) |
| Postal code : | 65283 |
| Area code : | +1 573 |
| FIPS : | 29-24760 |
| GNIS ID : | 0718036 |
Florida is a village in Monroe County , Missouri , USA . It is the birthplace of the writer Mark Twain , famous for his works The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . Twain already described his place of birth as an "almost invisible village".
Florida had the highest population in 1880 with 280 inhabitants. At the 2000 census there were 9 residents. In 2010 the population is given as 0.
geography
Florida is located at 39 ° 29'30 "N 91 ° 47'23" W (39.491712, −91.789973). The village is on a lake called Mark Twain Lake. The Salt River originally flowed nearby. Florida has an area of 0.26 km².
Demographics
Florida was uninhabited according to the 2010 census . According to the 2000 census, there were 9 people living in the village, all of them white. 2 residents were under 18, 2 between 18 and 25, 2 between 25 and 45, 1 between 45 and 65 and 2 were older than 65. The mean age was 30 years. 6 women and 3 men.
Individual evidence
- ^ Mark Twain quotations - Florida, Missouri
- ↑ Household Population and Household Type by Tenure: 2010, 2010 Census Summary File 1 . Retrieved September 3, 2011. Generated using American FactFinder.