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Orange County, Florida

(Mosquito County 1824-1845)

Year	Population
1840	73
1850	466
1860	987
1870	2,195
1880	6,618
1890	12,584
1900	11,374
1910	19,107
1920	19,890
1930	49,737
1940	70,074
1950	114,950
1960	263,540
1970	344,311
1980	471,016
1990	677,491
2000	896,344

Notes:

Hernando County was established on February 24, 1843, from segments of Hillsborough County, Mosquito County (Orange County), and Alachua County.
Brevard County was established on March 14, 1844, from a segment of Mosquito County (Orange County).
Marion County was established on March 14, 1844, from segments of Alachua County and Mosquito County (Orange County).
Sumter County was established on January 8, 1853, from a segment of Orange County.
Volusia County was established on December 29, 1854, from a segment of Orange County.
Manatee County was established on January 9, 1855, from segments of Hillsborough County and Orange County.
Osceola County was established on May 12, 1887, from segments of Orange County and Brevard County.
Lake County was established on May 27, 1887, from segments of Sumter County and Orange County.
Seminole County was established on April 25, 1913, from a segment of Orange County.

Sources:

• For years 1840-1890:

  University of Virginia Geospatial and Statistical Data Center. United States Historical Census Data Browser. ONLINE. 1998. University of Virginia. Available: http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/. [18 August, 2004].

• For years 1900-1990:

  Richard L. Forstall. Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990. ONLINE. 1995. Population Division, US Bureau of the Census. Available: http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/fl190090.txt. [18 August, 2004].

• For year 2000:

  Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File ONLINE. 2000. US Bureau of the Census. Available: http://factfinder.census.gov/ [18 August, 2004].

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