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Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota, Florida: Gulf Coast city, seat of Sarasota County; 54,842 residents in 2020, 58,458 estimated 2025. Known for Ringling circus heritage, beaches, tourism economy, aging population, and hurricane recovery costs.
Sebring, Florida
Sebring, Florida: county seat of Highlands County, founded 1912 by George Sebring around a circular downtown plan. About 12,000 residents; home of Sebring International Raceway and the 12 Hours of Sebring.
St. Augustine, Florida
St. Augustine, Florida, founded by Spain in 1565, is the oldest continuously occupied European-established city in the United States, known for its Spanish colonial architecture and the Castillo de San Marcos.
St. Petersburg, Florida
St. Petersburg, Florida, the Sunshine City, is Pinellas County's largest city on the Pinellas peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Founded in 1888 by Peter Demens, population about 264,000, home of the Tampa Bay Rays at repaired Tropicana Field.
Stuart, Florida
Stuart, Florida: county seat of Martin County on the St. Lucie River, Treasure Coast; settled 1870, incorporated 1914, chartered 1925; formerly Potsdam; known as the Sailfish Capital of the World; 2020 population 17,425.
Sunrise, Florida
Sunrise, Florida: Broward County city incorporated 1961 as Sunrise Golf Village, renamed 1971; home of Sawgrass Mills mall, Amerant Bank Arena, and the Florida Panthers; about 98,000 residents.
Tallahassee, Florida
Tallahassee, Florida: state capital since 1824, chosen midway between St. Augustine and Pensacola; county seat of Leon County; about 196,000 residents; home to FSU, FAMU, and the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory.
Tampa, Florida
Tampa, Florida: Gulf Coast city and Hillsborough County seat, founded from Fort Brooke in 1824, incorporated 1855. Population 384,959 (2020), metro 3.1 million; largest Florida port, MacDill AFB home of CENTCOM and SOCOM.
Tarpon Springs, Florida
Tarpon Springs, Florida: Gulf Coast city 30 miles north of Tampa, the "Sponge Capital of the World," founded 1875, incorporated 1887, built by Greek sponge divers, home of Florida's largest Greek Orthodox Epiphany celebration.
Titusville, Florida
Titusville, Florida: Brevard County city on the Indian River Lagoon, founded 1867 by Colonel Henry Titus, incorporated 1887, population about 49,800 (2025), gateway to Kennedy Space Center and Canaveral National Seashore.
Venice, Florida
Venice, Florida is a city in Sarasota County on the Gulf of Mexico, planned in the 1920s and known as the Shark Tooth Capital of the World.
Vero Beach, Florida
Vero Beach is a city on Florida's Atlantic coast and the county seat of Indian River County, with 16,354 residents at the 2020 Census and a longtime Dodgers spring training history.
Wellington, Florida
Wellington, Florida: a village in Palm Beach County incorporated December 31, 1995, population about 62,000, built from Charles Oliver Wellington's Flying Cow Ranch and known as a winter equestrian capital hosting the Winter Equestrian Festival.
West Palm Beach, Florida
West Palm Beach, Florida: county seat and largest city of Palm Beach County, founded 1894 by Henry Flagler as a service town for Palm Beach; population about 127,000, downtown Brightline station, renamed Trump airport, and an active development debate.
Weston, Florida
Weston, Florida is a master-planned city in southwestern Broward County, incorporated September 3, 1996 from the Arvida development once named Indian Trace. Population 68,107 (2020); borders the Everglades; median household income $139,825.
Winter Haven, Florida
Winter Haven, Florida: Chain of Lakes City in central Polk County, incorporated 1911 (town) and 1923 (city). Population grew from 33,874 (2010) to an estimated 62,313 (2025); known for its canal-connected lakes, citrus heritage, LEGOLAND, and logistics growth.
Winter Park, Florida
Winter Park, Florida: a city in Orange County about three miles north of Orlando, founded 1887 by Loring Chase and Oliver Chapman, home to Rollins College, a chain of lakes, Park Avenue, and the 1981 sinkhole.