Brooksville, Florida

Brooksville, Florida
City of Brooksville
Hernando County Courthouse
Official seal of Brooksville, Florida
Location in Hernando County and the state of Florida
Location in Hernando County and the state of Florida
Brooksville, Florida is located in Florida
Brooksville, Florida
Brooksville, Florida
Location in the United States
Brooksville, Florida is located in the United States
Brooksville, Florida
Brooksville, Florida
Brooksville, Florida (the United States)
Brooksville, Florida is located in North America
Brooksville, Florida
Brooksville, Florida
Brooksville, Florida (North America)
Coordinates: 28°33′13″N 82°23′19″W / 28.55361°N 82.38861°W / 28.55361; -82.38861
Country United States
State Florida
CountyHernando
Settled (Melendez and Pierceville Settlements)1840-1845
Incorporated (Town of Brooksville)1856
Incorporated (City of Brooksville)October 13, 1880
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorBlake Bell
 • Vice MayorDavid Bailey
 • Council MembersThomas Bronson,
Casey Thieryung,
and Christa Tanner
 • City ManagerCharlene F. Kuhn
 • City ClerkJennifer J. Battista
Area
 • Total11.28 sq mi (29.22 km2)
 • Land11.18 sq mi (28.97 km2)
 • Water0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2)
Elevation
194 ft (59 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total8,890
 • Density794.89/sq mi (306.91/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
34601-34605, 34613-34614
Area code352
FIPS code12-08800[3]
GNIS feature ID0279446[4]
Websitewww.cityofbrooksville.us

Brooksville is a city and the county seat of Hernando County, Florida, in the United States.[5] At the 2010 census it had a population of 7,719,[6] 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, 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.

  1. ^ "City County List - Division of Library and Information Services - Florida Department of State".
  2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  6. ^ "Explore Census Data". Data.census.gov. Retrieved February 14, 2022.

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