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US censuses (1870 is the first to have good details; 1910 has incorporation years; they're gone from 1920 but back in 1930)

1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

1905 Florida census (doesn't have villages; were they not incorporated at that time?)

Boundary and Annexation Survey: 1980

Overview of Municipal Incorporations in Florida (seems to have a number of errors, but so does the census)

Broward County history

I went through the state laws from the 1860s through 1871 and from 1875 to 1911; most towns were probably under the general incorporation law.


 * places that existed briefly (if at all)
 * Bagdad town 1890
 * Cerro Gordo city 1870
 * Chester 1905
 * Concord city 1870 (listed as unincorporated in 1880)
 * Ellaville village 1890
 * Emporia town 1890
 * Fort Thompson's Settlement city 1870 (Manatee County)
 * Fort Reed town 1890
 * Hague town 1890
 * Hamilton Square 1905
 * Highland town 1890
 * Kings Ferry town 1890
 * Lemon City 1925 (annexed by Miami in 1925, but never incorporated?)
 * Little River 1925 (annexed by Miami in 1925, but never incorporated?)
 * Mandarin village 1880 (1841?)
 * Miccosukee village 1880-1890
 * Middleburg town 1890
 * Midville 1905
 * Morse 1905
 * Moss Bluff 1905
 * Orange Springs city 1870
 * Pearson's Mills city 1870 (Putnam County)
 * Phillips town 1890 (Duval County); appears to have been just south of South Jacksonville
 * Sanderson town 1870
 * Silver Springs village 1890
 * St. Nicholas town 1890
 * Sumatra town, 1913-6778 ("An Act Relating to the Streets and Avenues of the Town of Sumatra, in Liberty County, Florida, and to Legalize the Map and Plat of Said Town", probably refers to the name of the plat rather than any incorporation)
 * Uchee Anna city 1870 (listed as unincorporated in 1880)
 * Warrington town 1890
 * Whitesville town 1870
 * Williamsburg city 1870
 * Woodrow village 1920


 * Referenda with unknown outcome
 * Angel City town (Brevard): 1959-1049
 * Anna Maria Island city (Manatee): 1955-30561, 1959-1050 (was to be a merger of Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach, and Anna Maria)
 * Baker town (Okaloosa): 1970-581
 * Boca Grande city (Lee): 1957-2040
 * Buckhead Ridge village (Glades): 1965-1346
 * Canal Point town (Palm Beach): 1925-10388
 * Canova City (Dixie): 1941-21140 (not sure if this was a referendum)
 * Captiva (Lee): 1957-1213 (not sure if this was a referendum)
 * Crawfordville city (Wakulla): 1969-970
 * Daytona Shores city (Volusia): 1951-27502
 * Driftwood city (Broward): 1963-1283
 * Econfina Springs town (Bay): 1955-30729
 * Forest City city (Seminole): 1973-467
 * Fort Myers Beach town (Lee): 1945-23295 and more
 * Frangomar town (Walton): 1971-645, 1972-545
 * Goodland village (Collier): 1969-1080
 * Highland View city (Gulf): 1957-1372, 1957-1629 (not sure if this was a referendum)
 * Highway Park city (Highlands): 1965-1644
 * Hiland Park (Bay): 1953-29119 (not sure if this was a referendum)
 * Immokalee (Lee): town 1951-27624, city 1969-1158
 * Jensen Beach city (Martin): 1974-517
 * Limestone town (Hardee): 1925-11592 (not sure if this was a referendum)
 * Loxahatchee town (Palm Beach): 1925-10759
 * Mecca city (Pinellas): 1939-19972, listed in 1950 census as populated, but apparently was never incorporated
 * Merritt Island city (Brevard): 1957-1580
 * North Fort Myers city (Lee): 1957-1615
 * North Placida town (Charlotte): 1959-1616
 * Ocean City city (Okaloosa): 1961-2552
 * Pace city (Santa Rosa): 1959-1675, 1961-2620 (not sure if the latter was a referendum)
 * Palm Beach Harbor town (Palm Beach): 1923-9880, listed in 1930 and 1940 censuses but can't find any other sources
 * Palm Harbor town (Pinellas): 2009
 * Pinetta town (Madison): 1911-6388, but what did 1913-6749 do?
 * Port Charlotte city (Charlotte): 1965-2143
 * Port St. John city (Brevard): 2002-376
 * Port San Sebastian city (Brevard): 1959-1766 (not sure if this was a referendum)
 * Silver Lake (Lake): 1973-623 (not sure if this was a referendum)
 * Snug Harbor town (Brevard): 1953-29537
 * Stock Island city (Monroe): 1963-1950
 * Sunshine Ranches (Broward): 1971-371 (this may have simply been planned to combine in what became Southwest Ranches)
 * Titusville Beach town (Brevard): 1959-1936 (not sure if this was a referendum)
 * Treasure Beach city (St. Lucie): 1970-963
 * West Long Beach town (Bay): 1959-1971
 * Wright (Okaloosa): 1961-3013 (not sure if this was a referendum)
 * Woodville city (Leon): 1972-719


 * Failed incorporations (overview)
 * Warrington
 * Pelican Bay
 * Big Pine
 * Halifax Area
 * Spring Hill
 * Silver Spring Shores
 * Port LaBelle
 * Suntree
 * Ponte Vedra Beach
 * Southport
 * Key Largo
 * Paradise Islands (Monroe)
 * Lower Keys
 * Pensacola Beach
 * New City (Broward)