Florida, Missouri
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'''Florida''' is a village in [[Monroe County, Missouri]], [[United States]], best known as the birthplace of writer [[Samuel Clemens]] ('''Mark Twain''') in 1835.<ref>[http://www.twainquotes.com/Florida.html Mark Twain quotations - Florida, Missouri<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The population was 9 at the [[United States Census, 2000|2000 census]].
==Geography==
Florida is located at {{coor dms|39|29|30|N|91|47|23|W|city}} (39.491712, -91.789973){{GR|1}}.
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the village has a total area of 0.1 [[square mile]]s (0.3 [[km²]]), all land.
==Demographics==
As of the [[census]]{{GR|2}} of 2000, there were 9 people, 4 households, and 2 families residing in the village. The [[population density]] was 86.4 people per square mile (34.7/km²). There were 21 housing units at an average density of 201.7/sq mi (82.1/km²). All residents were [[White (U.S. Census)|White]].
There were 4 households out of which one had children under the age of 18 living with them, one was a [[Marriage|married couple]] living together, one had a female householder with no husband present, and two were non-families. One household was made up of an individual who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.25 and the average family size was 3.
In the village the population was spread out with two under the age of 18 (both females), two from 18 to 25, two from 25 to 45, one from 45 to 65, and two who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 30 years. There were six females (including the two under 18) and three males.
== Notable Sites ==
[[Mark Twain]], or Samuel L. Clemens was born there. One of Twain's famous quotes was "I was born in a small town called Florida, Missouri. It had a population of 100 people, and my birth made it 101. I raised the population of the town by 1%. Not many other people were great enough to raise their town's population by 1%."
==References==
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==External links==
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{{Monroe County, Missouri}}
[[Category:Villages in Missouri]]
[[Category:Monroe County, Missouri]]
[[Category:Mark Twain]]
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