As with many vernacular regions, North Florida does not have any officially designated boundaries or status, and is defined differently in different sources. A 2007 study of Florida's regions by geographers Ary Lamme and Raymond K. Oldakowski found that Floridians surveyed identified "North Florida" as comprising the northernmost areas of the state, including both the peninsula and the Florida Panhandle. Additionally, two localized "directional" regions had emerged: North East Florida, also known as the "First Coast", representing the area around Jacksonville on the Atlantic coast, and North Central Florida, comprising the central area.[2] North Florida is one of Florida's three most common directional regions, along with Central Florida and South Florida.[3] The region includes smaller vernacular regions, particularly along the coast, including the Emerald Coast and the Big Bend on the Gulf Coast and the First Coast and Halifax area on the Atlantic.[2] Lamme and Oldakowski note that the directional region is more commonly used in the interior areas than on the coast.[3]
Enterprise Florida, the state's economic development agency, divides the state into three economic regions, used within the agency and other state and outside entities, including the Florida Department of Transportation. They identify three regions within the area identified as "North Florida" by Enterprise Florida: Northeast Florida, North Central Florida, and Northwest Florida (representing most of the Panhandle).[4]
Regionsedit
The following regions are entirely or partly within Northern Florida:
Historic Gibson Inn, Apalachicola, Florida, built in 1907.
Lamme and Oldakowski's survey identifies several demographic, political, and cultural elements that characterize North Florida and distinguish it from other areas of the state. North Floridians considered their area to be part of the South and "Dixie"; while Floridians from all parts of the state considered their area to be part of the South, people in more southern areas typically did not identify with Dixie. Additionally, residents of some parts of North Florida considered their area to be in the Bible Belt, while residents of other parts of the state did not.[2] A popular expression of people in this region of the state goes "In Florida, the farther north you go, the farther South you are."
Politically, in contrast to Central Florida, where a majority considered their part of the state moderate, and South Florida, which was more liberal, residents of North Florida overwhelmingly (76%) considered their part of the state conservative; 16% considered it moderate and 8% considered it liberal.[9] Lamme and Oldakowski's findings track with Barney Warf and Cynthia Waddell's studies of Florida's political geography during the 2000 Presidential election.[9][10]
Located in North Florida is Ray Charles, American singer-songwriter, musician, and composer's childhood home, Greenville, Madison County, Florida.
Lamme and Oldakowski's survey also found some cultural indicators that characterize North Florida. In general, North Florida was similar to Central Florida and differed from South Florida in these measures. In North and Central Florida, American cuisine was the most popular food, in contrast to South Florida, where ethnic foods were equally popular.[11] Additionally, while there was little geographical variation for most styles of music, there was regional variation for both country and Latin music. Country was popular in North and Central Florida, and less so in South Florida, while Latin was less popular in North and Central Florida, and more so in South Florida.[11]
Lamme and Oldakowski noted that North Florida's economy was much more diversified than Central and South Florida, where tourism was by far the most significant industry. While tourism was a significant factor in North Florida's economy, particularly in the Emerald Coast, other important industries included agriculture in rural areas, education in Tallahassee and Gainesville, and military and finance in Jacksonville.[12]
North Florida was the birthplace of the Southern Rock band Lynyrd Skynyard. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006, the band's lead singer, Ronnie Van Zant was born & raised in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Suwannee River, is a blackwater river that runs through North Florida and is about 246 miles (396 km) long. The Suwannee River is the site of the prehistoric Suwanee Straits which separated peninsular Florida from the panhandle.Downtown Tallahassee
^Bureau of Economic and Business Research (2011). "Florida Population: Census Summary 2010". University of Florida. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
Lamme, Ary J.; Oldakowski, Raymond K. (November 2007). "Spinning a new geography of vernacular regional identity: Florida in the twenty-first century". Southeastern Geographer. 47 (2): 320–340. doi:10.1353/sgo.2007.0029. S2CID 129577530.
Warf, Barney; Waddell, Cynthia (January 2002). "Florida in the 2000 presidential election: historical precedents and contemporary landscapes". Political Geography. 21 (1): 85–90. doi:10.1016/S0962-6298(01)00063-4.
Anthony J. Catanese Center for Urban and Environmental Solutions at Florida Atlantic University (2006). (PDF). Florida Atlantic University. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 16, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2012. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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For other uses see North Florida disambiguation North Florida sometimes shortened to NorFlo is a region of the U S state of Florida comprising the northernmost part of the state Along with South Florida and Central Florida it is one of Florida s three most common directional regions It includes Jacksonville and nearby localities in Northeast Florida an interior region known as North Central Florida and the Florida Panhandle Upstate FloridaRegionTop left to right Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee Downtown Jacksonville Flagler College Tallahassee skyline Bottom left to right Silver Springs Nature Theme Park and Big Lagoon State ParkCountry United StatesState FloridaLargest cityJacksonvillePopulation 2010 Total3 753 144 approximate area 1 Contents 1 Geography 1 1 Area 1 2 Regions 1 3 Cityscapes 1 4 Climate 2 Demographics 2 1 Largest cities by population 3 Culture 4 Economy 4 1 Major business districts 4 2 Notable companies 5 Parks and other protected areas 5 1 National Monuments and other federally protected areas 5 2 Other parks and protected areas 6 Educational institutions 6 1 Public institutions 6 2 Private institutions 6 3 Research institutions 7 Transportation 7 1 Airports 7 2 Rail 7 3 Transit organizations 7 4 Ferries 7 5 Roadways 8 Notes 9 ReferencesGeography editArea edit As with many vernacular regions North Florida does not have any officially designated boundaries or status and is defined differently in different sources A 2007 study of Florida s regions by geographers Ary Lamme and Raymond K Oldakowski found that Floridians surveyed identified North Florida as comprising the northernmost areas of the state including both the peninsula and the Florida Panhandle Additionally two localized directional regions had emerged North East Florida also known as the First Coast representing the area around Jacksonville on the Atlantic coast and North Central Florida comprising the central area 2 North Florida is one of Florida s three most common directional regions along with Central Florida and South Florida 3 The region includes smaller vernacular regions particularly along the coast including the Emerald Coast and the Big Bend on the Gulf Coast and the First Coast and Halifax area on the Atlantic 2 Lamme and Oldakowski note that the directional region is more commonly used in the interior areas than on the coast 3 Enterprise Florida the state s economic development agency divides the state into three economic regions used within the agency and other state and outside entities including the Florida Department of Transportation They identify three regions within the area identified as North Florida by Enterprise Florida Northeast Florida North Central Florida and Northwest Florida representing most of the Panhandle 4 Regions edit The following regions are entirely or partly within Northern Florida Directional regions Northeast Florida North Central Florida Northwest FloridaMetropolitan areas Jacksonville Pensacola Tallahassee Gainesville Ocala Fort Walton Beach Panama City Palm CoastVernacular regions Big Bend Emerald Coast First Coast Florida Panhandle Forgotten Coast Halifax area Nature Coast Cityscapes edit nbsp Tallahassee the capital of the State of Florida nbsp Jacksonville the most populous city proper in the Southeast and twelfth most populous in the United States nbsp St Augustine the oldest continuously occupied European established settlement and port in the continental United States Climate edit Average High and Low temperatures for various North Florida Cities F City Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov DecJacksonville 5 65 42 66 45 73 50 79 55 86 63 90 70 92 73 91 73 87 69 80 61 74 45 67 44Pensacola 6 61 43 64 46 70 51 76 58 84 66 89 72 90 74 90 74 87 70 80 60 70 50 63 45Tallahassee 7 64 39 68 40 72 47 80 52 87 62 91 70 92 72 92 72 89 68 82 57 73 48 66 41Demographics editJacksonville is the largest metropolitan area in North Florida Its cities include St Augustine Orange Park and Fernandina Beach this area is sometimes referred to as the First Coast Other metropolitan areas include Pensacola Ferry Pass Brent Tallahassee Gainesville Crestview Fort Walton Beach Destin Panama City Lynn Haven and Palm Coast Important cities considered micropolitan areas include Lake City and Palatka Largest cities by population edit City 2020 population 2010 population 8 CountyJacksonville 949 611 821 784 DuvalTallahassee 196 169 181 376 LeonGainesville 141 085 124 354 AlachuaPalm Coast 89 258 75 180 FlaglerOcala 63 591 56 707 MarionPensacola 54 312 51 923 EscambiaPanama City 32 939 36 484 BayJacksonville Beach 23 830 21 362 DuvalSt Augustine 14 329 12 975 St JohnsCulture edit nbsp Historic Gibson Inn Apalachicola Florida built in 1907 Lamme and Oldakowski s survey identifies several demographic political and cultural elements that characterize North Florida and distinguish it from other areas of the state North Floridians considered their area to be part of the South and Dixie while Floridians from all parts of the state considered their area to be part of the South people in more southern areas typically did not identify with Dixie Additionally residents of some parts of North Florida considered their area to be in the Bible Belt while residents of other parts of the state did not 2 A popular expression of people in this region of the state goes In Florida the farther north you go the farther South you are Politically in contrast to Central Florida where a majority considered their part of the state moderate and South Florida which was more liberal residents of North Florida overwhelmingly 76 considered their part of the state conservative 16 considered it moderate and 8 considered it liberal 9 Lamme and Oldakowski s findings track with Barney Warf and Cynthia Waddell s studies of Florida s political geography during the 2000 Presidential election 9 10 nbsp Located in North Florida is Ray Charles American singer songwriter musician and composer s childhood home Greenville Madison County Florida Lamme and Oldakowski s survey also found some cultural indicators that characterize North Florida In general North Florida was similar to Central Florida and differed from South Florida in these measures In North and Central Florida American cuisine was the most popular food in contrast to South Florida where ethnic foods were equally popular 11 Additionally while there was little geographical variation for most styles of music there was regional variation for both country and Latin music Country was popular in North and Central Florida and less so in South Florida while Latin was less popular in North and Central Florida and more so in South Florida 11 Economy edit nbsp Bank of America Tower located on Laura Street in Jacksonville s financial district nbsp Old Slave Market Saint Augustine FloridaLamme and Oldakowski noted that North Florida s economy was much more diversified than Central and South Florida where tourism was by far the most significant industry While tourism was a significant factor in North Florida s economy particularly in the Emerald Coast other important industries included agriculture in rural areas education in Tallahassee and Gainesville and military and finance in Jacksonville 12 Major military bases in the region include the Pensacola Naval Air Station Jacksonville Naval Air Station Camp Blanding Naval Station Mayport Corry Station Naval Technical Training Center Naval Support Activity Panama City Blount Island Command Eglin Air Force Base and Hurlburt Field Major attractions include the Big Kahuna s Marineland of Florida Florida State Capitol World Golf Village Historic Pensacola Village and historic sites in St Augustine North Florida also has a wide variety of natural attractions including the Ravine Gardens State Park Big Lagoon State Park Osceola National Forest and Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve North Florida also has three major zoos the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens St Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park and Gulf Breeze Zoo nbsp North Florida was the birthplace of the Southern Rock band Lynyrd Skynyard Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13 2006 the band s lead singer Ronnie Van Zant was born amp raised in Jacksonville Florida Major malls and shopping districts include The Avenues Butler Plaza Five Points Gateway Town Center Governor s Square Jacksonville Landing The Oaks Mall Orange Park Mall Paddock Mall Pier Park Regency Square River City Marketplace St Johns Town Center and University Town Plaza Major business districts edit The following are major central business districts Downtown Jacksonville Downtown Pensacola nbsp The Suwannee River is a blackwater river that runs through North Florida and is about 246 miles 396 km long The Suwannee River is the site of the prehistoric Suwanee Straits which separated peninsular Florida from the panhandle Downtown TallahasseeNotable companies edit See also Category Companies based in North Florida nbsp In North Florida is Florida Caverns State Park Marianna Florida Thousands of companies are headquartered in North Florida Among those the following 4 are in the Fortune 1000 CSX Corporation Fidelity National Financial FIS Landstar System Additional notable companies headquartered or with a significant presence in North Florida include some defunct or subsumed AirScan All Pro Sound Ameris Bancorp Acosta Sales amp Marketing Atlantic net Bear Archery Black Knight Bloch Publishing Company Caribiana Sea Skiffs Crowley Maritime Elkins Constructors EnCor Biotechnology Fanatics Firehouse Subs FRP Holdings Florida Blue Florida East Coast Railway Gate Petroleum Gulf Power Company Haskell Company Huckins Yacht Corporation KBJ Architects Larry s Giant Subs M D Moody amp Sons Mac Papers MedMal Direct Insurance Company Patriot Transportation PGA Tour Rayonier Rayonier Advanced Materials Regency Centers Reynolds Smith amp Hills Ring Power Safariland St Joe Company St Vincent s HealthCare Sally Corporation Seward Trunk Co Southeastern Grocers Stein Mart Stellar Group Swisher International Group Trailer Bridge Trendy Entertainment US Assure VyStar Credit Union Web comParks and other protected areas editNational Monuments and other federally protected areas edit Main articles List of National Monuments of the United States and List of U S National Forests Areas under federal protection include Castillo de San Marcos National Monument Fort Matanzas National Monument Fort Caroline National Memorial Gulf Islands National Seashore and Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve National forests occupy large sections of North Florida including the Apalachicola National Forest Choctawhatchee National Forest and Osceola National Forest Other parks and protected areas edit This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2008 Waccasassa Bay Preserve State Park Paynes Prairie Ocala National Forest Torreya State Park Yellow River Marsh George Crady Bridge Fishing Pier State Park San Felasco Hammock Preserve State Park Faver Dykes State Park O Leno State Park Dunns Creek Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park Cedar Key Scrub State Reserve Silver Springs State Park Econfina River State Park River Rise Preserve State Park Tarkiln Bayou Bald Point State Park Pumpkin Hill Creek Preserve State Park St Marks River State Park Ichetucknee Springs State Park Grayton Beach State Park Ochlockonee River State Park Fred Gannon Rocky Bayou State Park Orman House John Gorrie State Museum Dudley Farm Perdido Key State Park Amelia Island State Park Henderson Beach State Park Letchworth Mounds Archaeological State Park Camp Helen State Park Falling Waters State Park Eden Gardens State Park Gamble Rogers Memorial State Recreation Area Natural Bridge Battlefield Historic State Park Lake Jackson Mounds Archaeological State Park Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historic State Park Troy Spring State Park Devil s Millhopper Geological State Park Ravine Gardens State Park Olustee Battlefield Historic State Park Fort Mose Historic State Park Washington Oaks State Gardens Cedar Key Museum State Park San Marcos de Apalache Historic State Park Gainesville Hawthorne Trail State Park Forest Capital Museum State Park Constitution Convention Museum State Park DeSoto Site Historic State Park Madison Blue Springs State Park Mike Roess Gold Head Branch State Park Deer Lake State Park St George Island State Park St Joseph Peninsula State Park Suwannee River State Park Topsail Hill Preserve State Park Anastasia State Park Big Talbot Island State Park Fort George Island Cultural State Park Little Talbot Island State Park Yellow Bluff Fort Historic State Park Rainbow Springs State Park Fanning Springs State Park Fort Clinch State Park Florida Caverns State Park St Andrews State Park Alfred B Maclay Gardens State Park Stephen Foster Folk Culture Center State Park Wes Skiles Peacock Springs State Park Big Lagoon State Park Lafayette Blue Springs State Park Three Rivers State Park Blackwater River State Park Lake Talquin Ponce de Leon Springs State ParkEducational institutions edit nbsp Century Tower at the University of Florida in Gainesville nbsp Student Union Building at the University of North Florida in JacksonvillePublic institutions edit State University System Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Tallahassee Florida State University Tallahassee University of Florida Gainesville University of North Florida Jacksonville University of West Florida Pensacola State College System Chipola College Marianna Florida Gateway College Lake City Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville Gulf Coast State College Panama City North Florida Community College Madison Northwest Florida State College Niceville Pensacola State College Pensacola Santa Fe College Gainesville St Johns River State College Palatka Tallahassee Community College Tallahassee Private institutions edit nbsp F 117 on ice at McKinley Climatic Laboratory Partial list Edward Waters College Jacksonville Flagler College St Augustine Jacksonville University Jacksonville Jones College Jacksonville Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science Jacksonville Research institutions edit Partial list Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy McKinley Climatic LaboratoryTransportation edit nbsp Jacksonville International Airport or JAX is the largest and busiest airport in North FloridaAirports edit Main article List of airports in Florida The following airports currently have regularly scheduled commercial service Airport ID City Category 2016 EnplanementsJacksonville International Airport JAX Jacksonville Medium Hub 2 729 129Pensacola International Airport PNS Pensacola Small Hub 792 916Destin Fort Walton Beach Airport VPS Destin Fort Walton Beach Non Hub 440 002Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport ECP Panama City Beach Non Hub 434 302Tallahassee International Airport TLH Tallahassee Non Hub 345 404Gainesville Regional Airport GNV Gainesville Non Hub 207 330Ocala International Airport GNV Ocala Non Hub 207 300Northeast Florida Regional Airport SGJ St Augustine Non Hub 28 462Rail edit nbsp Amtrak station in Palatka nbsp The Hemming Plaza Skyway station in downtown JacksonvilleJacksonville Transportation Authority operates a monorail system known as the Skyway Amtrak Jacksonville Station and Palatka Union Depot are currently the only intercity rail stops in North Florida Silver Meteor Eastern seaboard Silver Star Eastern seaboard Sunset Limited East west route suspended since 2005 Transit organizations edit Escambia County Area Transit Gainesville Regional Transit System Jacksonville Transportation Authority Northeast Florida Regional Transportation Commission Okaloosa County Transit Ride Solution StarMetroFerries edit nbsp The Jacksonville Landing is one of several stops served by the Jacksonville Water TaxiDrayton Island Ferry Fort Gates Ferry Jacksonville Water Taxi Mayport FerryRoadways edit Interstates nbsp Interstate 10 nbsp Interstate 110 nbsp Interstate 75 nbsp Interstate 95 nbsp Interstate 295 Jacksonville Beltway U S Routes nbsp U S Route 1 nbsp U S Route 17 nbsp U S Route 19 nbsp U S Route 23 nbsp U S Route 27 nbsp U S Route 29 nbsp U S Route 41 nbsp U S Route 90 nbsp U S Route 98 nbsp U S Route 129 nbsp U S Route 221 nbsp U S Route 231 nbsp U S Route 301 nbsp U S Route 319 nbsp U S Route 331 nbsp U S Route 441 Notes edit nbsp Florida portal Population by county Interactive Map U S Census Retrieved 17 July 2013 a b c Lamme amp Oldakowsi p 329 a b Lamme amp Oldakowski p 335 Charting the Course p 2 3 NowData NOAA Online Weather Data National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved August 1 2013 NowData NOAA Online Weather Data National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved August 1 2013 NowData NOAA Online Weather Data National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved August 1 2013 Bureau of Economic and Business Research 2011 Florida Population Census Summary 2010 University of Florida a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a author has generic name help a b Lamme amp Oldakowsi p 336 Warf amp Waddell pp 88 a b Lamme amp Oldakowsi p 337 Lamme amp Oldakowsi pp 336 337 References edit North Florida at Wikipedia s sister projects nbsp Definitions from Wiktionary nbsp Media from Commons nbsp News from Wikinews nbsp Quotations from Wikiquote nbsp Texts from Wikisource nbsp Textbooks from Wikibooks nbsp Resources from Wikiversity nbsp Travel information from Wikivoyage Lamme Ary J Oldakowski Raymond K November 2007 Spinning a new geography of vernacular regional identity Florida in the twenty first century Southeastern Geographer 47 2 320 340 doi 10 1353 sgo 2007 0029 S2CID 129577530 Warf Barney Waddell Cynthia January 2002 Florida in the 2000 presidential election historical precedents and contemporary landscapes Political Geography 21 1 85 90 doi 10 1016 S0962 6298 01 00063 4 Anthony 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