List of most populous cities in Florida by decade

This list tracks and ranks the population of the top 10 largest cities and other settlements in the State of Florida by decade, as reported by each decennial United States Census, starting with the 1830 Census.

The Census Bureau's definition of an "urban place" has included a variety of designations, including city, town, township, village, borough, and municipality. The top places from 1830 through 1850 consisted of various places designated as cities, towns and other settlements. The top 10 urban areas in 2010 are all separate incorporated places.

This list generally refers only to the population of individual urban places within their defined limits at the time of the indicated census.[note 1] Some of these places have since been annexed or merged into other cities. Other places may have expanded their borders due to such annexation or consolidation.

1830

The first United States Census taken as the Territory of Florida.

Rank City County Population[1] Notes
1 St. AugustineSt. Johns1,708The only city enumerated separately.

1840
Rank City County Population[2] Notes
1 St. AugustineSt. Johns2,450
2 TallahasseeLeon1,616
3 Key WestMonroe688


1850

The 1850 census is the first census taken since statehood in 1845.

Rank City County Population[3] Notes
1 PensacolaEscambia2,164
2 Key WestMonroe1,943Original return incomplete as slave population was unavailable.
3 St. AugustineSt. Johns1,934
4 JacksonvilleDuval1,045
5 TampaHillsborough974Population includes soldiers stationed at Fort Brooke.
6 MariannaJackson377
7 MonticelloJefferson329
8 OcalaMarion243
9 NewportWakulla232
10 St. MarksWakulla189


1860

1860 was the eve of the American Civil War. This was the eighth United States Census. The majority of the population lived in cities and towns in Northern Florida. In summary, nine out of ten cities would exceed 1,000 residents.

Rank City County Population[4] Notes
1 PensacolaEscambia2,876
2 Key WestMonroe2,832
3 JacksonvilleDuval2,118
4 TallahasseeLeon1,932
5 St. AugustineSt. Johns1,914
6 ApalachicolaFranklin1,904
7 MiltonSanta Rosa1,815
8 FernandinaNassau1,390
9 MonticelloJefferson1,083
10 Lake CityColumbia659


1870
See also: 1870 United States Census § City rankings

This was the ninth United States Census.

Rank City County Population[5] Notes
1 JacksonvilleDuval6,912Becomes Florida's largest city for this census only. Would regain this status in 1900.
2 Key WestMonroe5,016
3 PensacolaEscambia3,347
4 TallahasseeLeon2,023
5 FernandinaNassau1,722
6 St. AugustineSt. Johns1,717
7 ApalachicolaFranklin1,129
8 Lake ButlerUnion1,073Only appearance in the top 10.
9 MonticelloJefferson1,052Last appearance in the top 10.
10 Lake CityColumbia964

1880
Rank City County Population[6] Notes
1 Key WestMonroe9,890Became Florida's largest city.
2 JacksonvilleDuval7,650
3 PensacolaEscambia6,845
4 FernandinaNassau2,502
5 TallahasseeLeon2,494
6 St. AugustineSt. Johns2,293
7 Lake CityColumbia1,379
8 ApalachicolaFranklin1,136Last appearance in the top 10.
9 MiltonSanta Rosa1,058Last appearance in the top 10.
10 PalatkaPutnam 1,016


1890
See also: 1890 United States Census § City rankings

The 1890 Census was the Eleventh.

Rank City County Population[7] Notes
1 Key WestMonroe18,080First city in the Florida to surpass 10,000 residents.
2 JacksonvilleDuval17,201
3 PensacolaEscambia11,750
4 TampaHillsborough5,532
5 St. AugustineSt. Johns4,742
6 PalatkaPutnam3,039
7 TallahasseeLeon2,934
8 OcalaMarion2,904
9 OrlandoOrange2,856
10 FernandinaNassau2,803


1900
See also: 1900 United States Census § City rankings

The 1900 Census was the Twelfth.

Rank City County Population[8] Notes
1 JacksonvilleDuval28,045Became Florida's largest city for the second time. Would hold title until 1950.
2 PensacolaEscambia17,747
3 Key WestMonroe17,114
4 TampaHillsborough15,839
5 St. AugustineSt. Johns4,272
6 Lake CityColumbia4,013
7 GainesvilleAlachua3,633
8 OcalaMarion3,380
9 PalatkaPutnam3,301
10 FernandinaNassau3,245Last appearance in the top 10.


1910

The 1910 Census was the Thirteenth.

Rank City County Population[9] Notes
1 JacksonvilleDuval57,699
2 TampaHillsborough37,782Became Florida's second-largest city.
3 PensacolaEscambia22,982
4 Key WestMonroe19,945
5 West TampaHillsborough8,258First suburban city to reach the top 10.
6 GainesvilleAlachua6,183
7 St. AugustineSt. Johns5,494
8 MiamiDade5,471First appearance in top 10.
9 Lake CityColumbia5,032
10 TallahasseeLeon5,018


1920

The 1920 Census was the Fourteenth.

Rank City County Population[10] Notes
1 JacksonvilleDuval91,588First city to reach the top-100 nationally.
2 TampaHillsborough51,608
3 PensacolaEscambia31,035Last appearance in the top 3.
4 MiamiDade29,571First appearance in top 5 and becomes South Florida's largest city.
5 Key WestMonroe18,749Last appearance in the top 5.
6 St. PetersburgPinellas14,237
7 OrlandoOrange9,282
8 West Palm BeachPalm Beach County8,859
9 West TampaHillsborough8,468Would later be annexed by Tampa in 1925.[11]
10 St. AugustineSt. Johns8,192Last appearance in top 10.

1930
See also: 1930 United States Census § City rankings

The 1930 Census was the Fifteenth. The center of population would shift southward. Three cities would reach 100,000.

Rank City County Population[11] Notes
1 JacksonvilleDuval129,549
2 MiamiDade110,637
3 TampaHillsborough101,161
4 St. PetersburgPinellas40,425
5 PensacolaEscambia31,579
6 OrlandoOrange27,330
7 West Palm BeachPalm Beach26,610
8 LakelandPolk18,554
9 Daytona BeachVolusia16,598
10 Key WestMonroe12,831Final appearance in the top 10 since the city's first census in 1840.

1940

The 1940 Census was the Sixteenth. The top three cities would remain over the 100,000 level. Rank for the seven largest cities remained unchanged since 1930.

Rank City County Population[12] Notes
1 JacksonvilleDuval173,065Final appearance as the largest city before consolidation in 1968.
2 MiamiDade172,172
3 TampaHillsborough108,391
4 St. PetersburgPinellas60,812
5 PensacolaEscambia37,449
6 OrlandoOrange36,736
7 West Palm BeachPalm Beach33,693
8 Miami BeachDade28,012First appearance in the top 10.
9 LakelandPolk22,584
10 Daytona BeachVolusia22,068Final appearance in the top 10.


1950
See also: 1950 United States Census § City rankings

1950 was a watershed year for many cities in Florida. For the first time, Central and South Florida begin to dominate the list with eight out of the top ten cities located in these areas.

Rank City County Population[13] Notes
1 MiamiDade249,276First of two appearances as Florida's largest city.
2 JacksonvilleDuval204,517Peak population before consolidation in 1968.
3 TampaHillsborough124,681
4 St. PetersburgPinellas96,738
5 OrlandoOrange52,367
6 Miami BeachDade46,282
7 PensacolaEscambia43,479
8 West Palm BeachPalm Beach43,162
9 Ft. LauderdaleBroward36,328First appearance in the Top 10.
10 LakelandPolk30,851Final appearance in the top 10.

1960
See also: 1960 United States Census § City rankings

The 1960 Census was the Eighteenth.

Rank City County Population[14] Notes
1 MiamiDade291,688
2 TampaHillsborough274,970
3 JacksonvilleDuval201,030First ever decline for the city and the lowest rank since 1860.
4 St. PetersburgPinellas181,298
5 OrlandoOrange88,035
6 Fort LauderdaleBroward83,643
7 HialeahDade66,972First appearance in the top 10.
8 Miami Beach63,145
9 PensacolaEscambia56,752Last appearance in the top 10.
10 West Palm BeachPalm Beach56,308Last appearance in the top 10.

1970
See also: 1970 United States Census § City rankings

The 1970 Census was the Nineteenth.

Rank City County Population[15] Notes
1 JacksonvilleDuval504,265Figures shown are for Duval County excluding the cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Baldwin.[note 2]
2 MiamiDade334,859
3 TampaHillsborough277,767
4 St. PetersburgPinellas216,232
5 Fort LauderdaleBroward139,590
6 Hollywood106,873
7 HialeahDade102,297
8 OrlandoOrange99,006
9 Miami BeachDade87.072
10 TallahasseeLeon71,897

1980
See also: 1980 United States Census § City rankings


Rank City County Population[16] Notes
1 JacksonvilleDuval540,920Figures shown are for Duval County excluding the cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Baldwin.[note 2]
2 MiamiDade346,865
3 TampaHillsborough271,523First decline in a century, when the population fell from 796 in 1870 to 720 in 1880.
4 St. PetersburgPinellas238,647
5 Fort LauderdaleBroward153,279
6 HialeahDade145,254
7 OrlandoOrange128,291
8 HollywoodBroward121,323
9 Miami BeachDade96,298
10 ClearwaterPinellas85,170

1990
See also: 1990 United States Census § City rankings

The 1990 Census was the Twenty-first. .[17]

Rank City County Population[17] Notes
1 JacksonvilleDuval635,230Figures shown are for Duval County excluding the cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Baldwin.[note 2]
2 MiamiDade358,548
3 TampaHillsborough280,015
4 St. PetersburgPinellas238,629First decline in the history of the city.
5 HialeahDade188,004
6 OrlandoOrange164,693
7 Fort LauderdaleBroward149,377First decline in the history of the city.
8 TallahasseeLeon124,773
9 HollywoodBroward121,697
10 ClearwaterPinellas98,784Last appearance in the top 10.

2000
See also: 2000 United States Census § City rankings

The 2000 Census was the 22nd in U.S. history. This is the first census when all ten cities passed the 100,000 mark.

Rank City County Population[18] Notes
1 JacksonvilleDuval735,503Figures shown are for Duval County excluding the cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Baldwin.[note 2]
2 MiamiMiami-Dade362,470
3 TampaHillsborough303,447
4 St. PetersburgPinellas248,232
5 HialeahMiami-Dade226,419
6 OrlandoOrange185,951
7 Fort LauderdaleBroward152,397
8 TallahasseeLeon150,624
9 HollywoodBroward139,357
10 Pembroke PinesBroward137,427


2010
See also: 2010 United States Census § City rankings


Rank City County Population[19] Notes
1 JacksonvilleDuval821,784Figures shown are for Duval County excluding the cities of Jacksonville Beach, Atlantic Beach, Neptune Beach and Baldwin.[note 2]
2 MiamiMiami-Dade399,457
3 TampaHillsborough335,709First double-digit growth rate since the 1950s.
4 St. PetersburgPinellas244,769
5 OrlandoOrange238,300
6 HialeahMiami-Dade224,669First decline in city's history.
7 TallahasseeLeon181,376
8 Fort LauderdaleBroward165,521
9 Port St. LucieSt. Lucie164,603First appearance in the top 10.
10 Pembroke PinesBroward154,750

See also

References

Notes

  1. In the earlier censuses, the rankings were not definite due to the fact that not all cities were enumerated separately.
  2. The governments of Jacksonville and Duval County consolidated in 1968.

Sources

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