Brooksville, Florida
Brooksville is a city and the county seat of Hernando County, Florida, in the United States. At the 2010 census it had a population of 7,719, up from 7,264 at the 2000 census. Brooksville is home to historic buildings and residences, including the homes of former Florida governor William Sherman Jennings and football player Jerome Brown.
Brooksville, Florida | |
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| City of Brooksville | |
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Location in Hernando County and the state of Florida | |
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| Coordinates: 28°33′13″N 82°23′19″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Hernando |
| Settled (Melendez and Pierceville Settlements) | 1840-1845 |
| Incorporated (Town of Brooksville) | 1856 |
| Incorporated (City of Brooksville) | October 13, 1880 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council-Manager |
| • Mayor | Blake Bell |
| • Vice Mayor | David Bailey |
| • Council Members | Thomas Bronson, Casey Thieryung, and Christa Tanner |
| • City Manager | Charlene F. Kuhn |
| • City Clerk | Jennifer J. Battista |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.28 sq mi (29.22 km2) |
| • Land | 11.18 sq mi (28.97 km2) |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2) |
| Elevation | 194 ft (59 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 8,890 |
| • Density | 794.89/sq mi (306.91/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 34601-34605, 34613-34614 |
| Area code | 352 |
| FIPS code | 12-08800 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0279446 |
| Website | www |
Brooksville, established in 1856 by the merger of the towns of Melendez and Pierceville, took its name to honor and show support for Preston Brooks, a pro-slavery congressman from South Carolina, who caned and seriously injured Charles Sumner, an abolitionist and United States senator from Massachusetts.
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