Florida's population center migrates through history

Throughout history Florida’s population has continuously repositioned itself. At the time of the first census in 1830, Florida had only 34,730 people, concentrated primarily in the Panhandle region. By 2000, the population had grown to 15,982,824 people, and by 2005, the population estimate was 17,918,227, concentrated in the central and southern peninsula. This study will track the movement of the geographic center of Florida’s population from 1830 to 2005.