Titusville, Florida
Titusville, Florida | |
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Historic Brevard County Courthouse in 2006 | |
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Seal | |
| Nickname: "Miracle City"[1] | |
| Motto: "Gateway To Nature And Space" | |
Location in Brevard County and the U.S. state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°35′28″N 80°49′12″W / 28.59111°N 80.82000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Brevard |
| Founded | 1867 |
| Incorporated (city) | 1887 |
| Founded by | Henry T. Titus |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.31 sq mi (88.87 km2) |
| • Land | 29.22 sq mi (75.69 km2) |
| • Water | 5.09 sq mi (13.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 48,789 |
| • Density | 1,669.48/sq mi (644.59/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 32780, 32781, 32782, 32783, 32796 |
| Area code | 321 |
| FIPS code | 12-71900[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0292319[5] |
| Website | titusville.com |
Titusville is a city of Florida in the United States. It is the county seat of Brevard County.
History
Henry T. Titus founded Titusville in 1867. It was almost called Riceville, but Henry challenged a man named Clark Rice to decide the name. Titus won and it was named Titusville.[6]
Notes
- ↑ Walters, Mark Jerome (1992). A Shadow and a Song. White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green Classics. p. xiv. ISBN 978-1-933392-56-1.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ↑ "QuickFacts: Titusville city, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "The City of Titusville, Florida - About Titusville". www.titusville.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2019-02-13.