Brooksville, Florida
Overview
Brooksville is an incorporated city in Hernando County
, Florida
, in the United States
. It is the county seat
of Hernando County
. It is a suburban city included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau
, Brooksville has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 km2). 4.9 square miles (12.8 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (0.60%) is water.
The geographic center of Florida is located twelve miles northwest of Brooksville.
Brooksville was once a major citrus
production area and was known as the "Home of the Tangerine".
As of the census
of 2000, and 7,264 people, 3,220 households, and 1,832 families residing in the city.
Hernando County, Florida
Hernando County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 130,802. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 165,409 . Its county seat is Brooksville, Florida. The majority of the county's population is in Spring Hill, west portion of Hernando...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, in the United States
United States
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. It is the county seat
County seat
A county seat is an administrative center, or seat of government, for a county or civil parish. The term is primarily used in the United States....
of Hernando County
Hernando County, Florida
Hernando County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, the population was 130,802. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 165,409 . Its county seat is Brooksville, Florida. The majority of the county's population is in Spring Hill, west portion of Hernando...
. It is a suburban city included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, Brooksville has a total area of 5.0 square miles (12.9 km2). 4.9 square miles (12.8 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km2) of it (0.60%) is water.
The geographic center of Florida is located twelve miles northwest of Brooksville.
Brooksville was once a major citrus
Citrus
Citrus is a common term and genus of flowering plants in the rue family, Rutaceae. Citrus is believed to have originated in the part of Southeast Asia bordered by Northeastern India, Myanmar and the Yunnan province of China...
production area and was known as the "Home of the Tangerine".
As of the census
Census
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, and 7,264 people, 3,220 households, and 1,832 families residing in the city.
