Titusville, Florida

Titusville is a city of Florida in the United States. It is the county seat of Brevard County.

Titusville, Florida
City
Historic Brevard County Courthouse in 2006
Historic Brevard County Courthouse in 2006
Official seal of Titusville, Florida
Seal
Nickname: 
"Miracle City"[1]
Motto: 
"Gateway To Nature And Space"
Location in Brevard County and the U.S. state of Florida
Location in Brevard County and the U.S. state of Florida
Coordinates: 28°35′28″N 80°49′12″W
CountryUnited States
State Florida
County Brevard
Founded1867 (1867)
Incorporated (city)1887 (1887)
Founded byHenry T. Titus
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
Area
[2]
 • Total34.31 sq mi (88.87 km2)
 • Land29.22 sq mi (75.69 km2)
 • Water5.09 sq mi (13.18 km2)
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total48,789
 • Density1,669.48/sq mi (644.59/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
32780, 32781, 32782, 32783, 32796
Area code321
FIPS code12-71900[4]
GNIS feature ID0292319[5]
Websitetitusville.com

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
  1. Walters, Mark Jerome (1992). A Shadow and a Song. White River Junction, Vermont: Chelsea Green Classics. p. xiv. ISBN 978-1-933392-56-1.
  2. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  3. "QuickFacts: Titusville city, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  5. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  6. "The City of Titusville, Florida - About Titusville". www.titusville.com. Archived from the original on 2019-01-14. Retrieved 2019-02-13.


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