Brevard County
county in Florida, United States
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Summary
Brevard County is a county of Florida[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of county of florida entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,434 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Florida[3]
- Country: United States[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Atlantic Ocean[5]
- Capital: Titusville[6]
- Shares border with: Volusia County[7], Indian River County[8], Osceola County[9], Orange County[10], Seminole County[11]
- Named after: Theodore W. Brevard[12]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Titusville[13], Palm Bay[14], Melbourne[15]
- Commons category: Brevard County, Florida[16]
- Inception: March 14, 1844[17]
- Coordinate location: 28.3, -80.7[18]
- Official website: http://www.brevardcounty.us[19]
- Topic's main category: Category:Brevard County, Florida[20]
- Population: 543,376[21], 544,019[22], 544,224[23], 547,161[24], 550,823[25], 568,088[26], 606,612[27]
- Replaces: St. Lucie County[28]
- Topic has template: Template:Brevard County, Florida[29]
- List of monuments: National Register of Historic Places listings in Brevard County, Florida[30]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Brevard County, Florida[31]
- Category for people who died here: Category:Deaths in Brevard County, Florida[32]
- Number of households: 236,005[33]
- Native label: Brevard County[34]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C108012[35]
- Category of associated people: Category:People from Brevard County, Florida[36]
- Different from: Broward County[37]
- Area: 4032[38]
- Water as percent of area: 34.8[39]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Brevard County include 11678 Brevard[40], an asteroid[41].
Why It Matters
Brevard County has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]
Entities named for it include 11678 Brevard[40], an asteroid[41].