Welcome to Florida ...

The village of Florida is located in Henry County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Florida, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1843.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Florida has a population of 214 people<2> (see below for details).

Florida is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Florida lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Florida: 419 & 567<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Florida had an population of 214 people. This is a decrease of 7.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.01% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Florida had a population of 232 people. This makes Florida the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 232 people, the population of Florida decreased 5.69% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 246 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Florida.

Communities Also Named Florida ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Ohio communities named Florida: This one is located in Henry County and the other is located in Knox County.

Beyond Ohio, there are 13 communities that are also named Florida - they are located in Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico (3), New York and Ontario (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Florida.

Communities near Florida ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Florida.

• Defiance
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defiance
  • Defiance is located in Defiance County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,482 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Defiance <5>
• Napoleon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Napoleon is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,147 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Napoleon <5>
• Wauseon
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wauseon
  • Wauseon is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,409 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wauseon <5>
• Archbold
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archbold
  • Archbold is located in Fulton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,289 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Archbold <5>
• Leipsic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
  • Leipsic is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,016 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leipsic <5>
• Deshler
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deshler
  • Deshler is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,716 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deshler <5>
• Stryker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stryker
  • Stryker is located in Williams County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,298 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stryker <5>
• Liberty Center
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
  • Liberty Center is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty Center <5>
• Continental
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Continental have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Continental
  • Continental is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,085 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Continental <5>
• Holgate
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holgate
  • Holgate is located in Henry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,052 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holgate <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Florida. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Florida.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Florida. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Florida.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Florida. See our Newspapers Page for Florida.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Florida ...

Looking for more information about Florida? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Florida, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Florida.

Adding Florida to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Florida in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Florida was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Florida post office opened in 1843.

We also found Florida in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Florida.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Florida. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Henry County: www.henrycountyohio.com/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/