In other terms, West Virginia’s 2020 population size was 8.3% of Florida’s. As someone that grew up in Florida most of their life, I find that the culture has made a pronounced change since my childhood.

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    The most populous city in Florida for a lot of the 19th century was Key West, which is crazy to think about compared to today.

    The thing about Florida is that its development mirrors a lot of western states more as massive public works projects made larger and larger pieces of Florida habitable. Then, over the, the touristy bits converted to actual cities with actual economies.