List of urbanized areas in Florida (by population)

The United States Census Bureau defines an Urbanized Area to be "one or more places ('central place') and the adjacent densely settled surrounding territory ('urban fringe') that together have a minimum of 50,000 persons." There are a number of rules specifying what is included in the urban fringe, but it "generally consists of contiguous territory having a density of at least 1,000 persons per square mile". [ [http://www.census.gov/population/censusdata/urdef.txt US Census Bureau Urban and Rural definitions] - URL retrieved August 22, 2006] Urbanized Areas often form the cores of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, and as they comprise census tracts rather than local political subdivisions (counties, in Florida), they are generally smaller than the corresponding Metropolitan Statistical Area. A Metropolitan Statistical Area may have more than one Urbanized Area within its boundaries, and an Urbanized Area may extend into more than one Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2002, the Census Bureau has defined the following Urbanized Areas in Florida: [ [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/ua/ua_state_corr.txt State-sorted corrected list of Urbanized Areas as of 2002] - URL retrieved August 22, 2006]

Population >500,000

*Miami Urbanized Area - 4,919,036 (Miami-Ft. Lauderdale-Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area) :
*Tampa - St. Petersburg Urbanized Area - 2,062,339 (Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area :
*Orlando Urbanized Area - 1,157,431 (Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area) :
*Jacksonville Urbanized Area - 882,295 (Jacksonville Metropolitan Statistical Area) :
*Sarasota - Bradenton Urbanized Area - 559,229 (Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area) :

Population <500,000

*Palm Bay - Melbourne Urbanized Area - 393,289 (Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Cape Coral Urbanized Area - 329,757 (Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Pensacola Urbanized Area (Florida part only) - 321,875 (Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Port Saint Lucie Urbanized Area - 270,774 (Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area) :
*Daytona Beach - Port Orange Urbanized Area - 255,353 (Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Bonita Springs - Naples Urbanized Area - 221,251 (Naples-Marco Island, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Tallahassee Urbanized Area - 204,260 (Tallahassee, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Lakeland Urbanized Area - 199,487 (Lakeland, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Kissimmee Urbanized Area - 186,667 (Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Gainsville Urbanized Area - 159,508 (Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Winter Haven Urbanized Area - 153,924 (Lakeland, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Fort Walton Beach Urbanized Area - 152,741 (Fort Walton Beach-Crestview-Destin, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Deltona Urbanized Area - 147,713 (Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Panama City Urbanized Area - 132,419 (Panama City-Lynn Haven, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*North Port - Punta Gorda Urbanized Area - 122,421 (Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Vero Beach - Sebastian Urbanized Area - 120,962 (Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and Port St. Lucie, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Ocala Urbanized Area - 106,652 (Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Brooksville Urbanized Area - 102,193 (Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Leesburg - Eustis Urbanized Area - 97,497 (Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Zephyrhills Urbanized Area - 53,979 (Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area}:
*St. Augustine Urbanized Area - 53,519 (Jacksonville Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Titusville Urbanized Area - 52,922 (Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area):
*Lady Lake Urbanized Area - 50,721 (Orlando-Kissimmee, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area, Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area and Sumter County):

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