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Episcopal Diocese Of Southwest Florida
The Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida is a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America (ECUSA) in Florida which extends from Marco Island on the south, to Brooksville on the north, and inland to Plant City, Arcadia and LaBelle on the east. As part of the ECUSA, the diocese is a constituent member of the worldwide Anglican Communion. Major cities in the diocese are Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater, Fort Myers, Sarasota, and Bradenton. The diocese includes the western half of Hendry County, the mainland portion of Monroe County, and all of the counties of Hernando, Pasco, Pinellas, Hillsborough, Manatee, Sarasota, DeSoto, Charlotte, Lee, and Collier. The diocese is a part of Province IV of the Episcopal Church, historically known as the Province of Sewanee. The current Diocesan Bishop of Southwest Florida is Douglas Scharf. The cathedral church of the diocese is Cathedral Church of St. Peter in St. Petersburg. The diocesan offices are in P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fort Myers, Florida
Fort Myers (or Ft. Myers) is a city in and the county seat of Lee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 86,395; it was estimated to have grown to 95,949 in 2022, making it the List of municipalities in Florida, 25th-most populous city in Florida. Together with the larger and more residential city of Cape Coral, Florida, Cape Coral, it anchors the Cape Coral–Fort Myers metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses Lee County and has a population of 834,573 as of 2023. Fort Myers is a gateway to the Southwest Florida region and a major tourist destination within the state. The Edison and Ford Winter Estates, winter estates of Thomas Edison ("Seminole Lodge") and Henry Ford ("The Mangoes") are major attractions. The city takes its name from a local former fort that was built during the Seminole Wars. The fort in turn took its name from Colonel Abraham Myers in 1850; Myers served in the United States Army, mostly the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee County, Florida
Lee County is located in southwestern Florida, United States, on the Gulf Coast. As of the 2020 census, its population was 760,822. In 2022, the population was 822,453, making it the eighth-most populous county in the state. The county seat is Fort Myers, with a population of 86,395 as of the 2020 census, and the largest city is Cape Coral, with an estimated 2020 population of 194,016. The county comprises the Cape Coral–Fort Myers Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA), which, along with the Naples- Marco Island ( Collier County) MSA and the Clewiston ( Hendry County, Glades County) Micropolitan Statistical Area ( μSA), is included in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples Combined Statistical Area ( CSA). Lee County was established in 1887 from Monroe County. Fort Myers is the county seat and a center of tourism in Southwest Florida. It is about south of Tampa at the meeting point of the Gulf of Mexico and the Caloosahatchee River. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlotte County, Florida
Charlotte County is a U.S. county located in southwestern Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 186,847. Its county seat is Punta Gorda. Charlotte County comprises the Punta Gorda, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the North Port- Bradenton- Sarasota Combined Statistical Area. History Charlotte County was established April 23, 1921. Before this, the Charlotte County area was a part of Desoto County. It was named for the Bay of Charlotte Harbor. "Charlotte" came from "Carlota" (Spanish). In 1565, the Spanish named "Bahia de Carlota", followed by the English in 1775 who named the area Charlotte Harbor in tribute to Queen Charlotte. Punta Gorda is the only incorporated city in Charlotte County. On August 13, 2004, Charlotte County, Hurricane Charley came ashore near Port Charlotte as a Category 4 hurricane. On September 28, 2022, Charlotte County was struck by Hurricane Ian, which made a second landfall near the city of Punta Gorda, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DeSoto County, Florida
DeSoto County is a County (United States), county located in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 33,976. Its county seat is Arcadia, Florida, Arcadia. DeSoto County comprises the Arcadia, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the North Port, Florida, North Port-Bradenton, Florida Sarasota metropolitan area, Combined Statistical Area. History Prior to the arrival of the Spanish, what is now DeSoto County was within the territory of the Native American Calusa tribe. In 1513, Ponce De Leon sailed into present-day Charlotte Harbor near the mouth of the Peace River to put in for repairs and maintenance on his ships. While there the Spanish encountered Calusa and soon after an argument broke out and several died on both sides. Then the Spanish kidnapped several Calusa and departed Charlotte Harbor and sailed S.W. away from the west coast of Florida. This occurred within ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarasota County, Florida
Sarasota County is a county located in Southwest Florida. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 US census, the population was 434,006. Its county seat is Sarasota, Florida, Sarasota and its largest city is North Port, Florida, North Port. Sarasota County is part of the Sarasota metropolitan area, North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, FL metropolitan statistical area. The county includes barrier islands with beaches and beach communities. It is home to colleges, a network of libraries, and various parks and preserves. The area was home to indigenous peoples. Angola, Florida, Angola was a maroon settlement in its Bradenton area. Bertha Palmer owned substantial lands in the area including what is now Palmer Ranch. History The area that is now known as Sarasota County has been inhabited by humans for some 10,000 years. Evidence of human remains as well as a burned out log at the Warm Mineral Springs (spring), Warm Mineral Springs, in North Port, Florida, North Port, were discovered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Manatee County, Florida
Manatee County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. Census, the population was 399,710. Manatee County is part of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat and largest city is Bradenton, Florida, Bradenton. The county was created in 1855 and named for the Florida manatee, Florida's official marine mammal. Features of Manatee County include access to the southern part of the Tampa Bay estuary, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, and the Manatee River. History Prehistoric history The area now known as Manatee County had been inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years. Shell middens and other archaeological digs have been conducted throughout the county including at Terra Ceia, Florida, Terra Ceia and at Perico, Florida, Perico Island. These digs revealed materials belonging to peoples from the Woodland period. E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hillsborough County, Florida
Hillsborough County is located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. In the 2020 census, the population was 1,459,762, making it the fourth-most populous county in Florida and the most populous county outside the Miami metropolitan area. A 2021 estimate has the population of Hillsborough County at 1,512,070 people with a yearly growth rate of 1.34%, which itself is greater than the populations of 12 states according to their 2019 population estimates. Its county seat and largest city is Tampa, Florida, Tampa. Hillsborough County is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg–Clearwater, Florida, Clearwater Tampa Bay Area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Hillsborough County was created on January 25, 1834, from Alachua County, Florida, Alachua and Monroe County, Florida, Monroe Counties, during the Florida Territory, U.S. territorial period (1822–1845). The new county was named for Wills Hill, 1st Marquess of Downshire, Wills Hil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinellas County, Florida
Pinellas County (, ) is located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 959,107, making it the seventh-most populous county in the state. It is also the most densely populated county in Florida, with 1,326 residents per square kilometre. The county is part of the Tampa Bay area, Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clearwater, Florida, Clearwater is the county seat. St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg is the largest city in the county, as well as the largest city in Florida that is not a county seat. History Pre-European settlement The first evidence of human habitation in what is now Pinellas County comes from Weedon Island, Florida, Weedon Island. Various stone tools dated to the Archaic period (North America), Middle Archaic Period (5000-3000 BCE) have been found on the island. When Europeans first reached the Pinellas peninsula, the Tampa Bay area w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pasco County, Florida
Pasco County is a County (United States), county located on the west central coast in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2024, the population of the county is 656,851, making it the tenth-most populous county in the state. Its county seat is Dade City, Florida, Dade City, and its largest city is Zephyrhills, Florida, Zephyrhills. The county is named after Samuel Pasco. Pasco County is included in the Tampa Bay Area and historically has been a bedroom community for Tampa and St. Petersburg. Though, recent companies are constructing major centers, such as Moffitt Cancer Center, Moffit Cancer Center's Speros campus, which is expected to bring over 11,000 jobs. It includes numerous parks and trails located along rivers, the Gulf of Mexico, lakes, and highway/railroad right-of-ways. Several nudist resorts are located in Pasco. It has become known as the "naturist capital of the United States," beginning with a development in 1941. West Pasco includes retirement areas, commercial fish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hernando County, Florida
Hernando County () is a County (United States), county located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 194,515. Its county seat is Brooksville, Florida, Brooksville, and its largest community is Spring Hill, Florida, Spring Hill. Hernando County is included in the Tampa, Florida, Tampa-St. Petersburg, Florida, St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida, Clearwater, FL Tampa Bay Area, Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is also part of the Nature Coast of Florida. As of 2005, Hernando was the 35th fastest-growing county in the country. History In 1767, a group of Upper Creeks from Eufaula, Alabama, migrated to the Tampa Bay region and settled in what is now Hernando County. They would eventually become a part of the Muskogee speaking Seminole. Early European Pioneers and Founding Roughly 100 settlers and over 50 slaves arrived in what would become Hernando County in February 1842. Fort DeSoto was soon e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monroe County, Florida
Monroe County is the southernmost county of the state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 82,874. Its county seat is Key West. Monroe County includes the islands of the Florida Keys and comprises the Key West-Key Largo Micropolitan Statistical Area. Over 99.9% of the county's population lives on the Florida Keys. The mainland, which is part of the Everglades, comprises 87% of the county's land area and is virtually uninhabited with only 17 people recorded in the 2020 census. History Monroe County was created in 1823. It was named for James Monroe, the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which (26.3%) is land and (73.7%) is water. It is the largest county in Florida by total area. More than 99.9 percent of the Monroe County population lives in the island chain known as the Florida Keys. Two thirds of the large area in what local residents call "mainl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
