Why So Few People Live In Northern Florida

Join the Patreon for ad-free and early videos: 💬 Instagram: 💬 Threads: @geographybygeoff 🌎 Podcast: @GeographyPod or 🌳 Linktree for everything: 🗺️ Map store: “The farther south you go, the more north you get“ is a saying often applied to the state of Florida. And while it’s typically referring to the politics, it’s actually true for the population distribution as well. As you head farther south into Florida, you’ll hit the major metropolitan regions of Orlando, Tampa and Miami respectively, all cities that mirror northern cities in size and prominent. By contrast, north Florida is relatively sparse and vastly less populated overall. So why don’t more people live in northern Florida? -