The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Florence \Flor"ence\, n. [From the city of Florence: cf. F.
   florence a kind of cloth, OF. florin.]
   1. An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III., of six
      shillings sterling value. --Camden.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A kind of cloth. --Johnson.
      [1913 Webster]

   Florence flask. See under Flask.

   Florence oil, olive oil prepared in Florence.
      [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Florence
    n 1: a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of
         Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to
         16th centuries [syn: Firenze, Florence]
    2: a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center

U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Florence -- U.S. County in South Carolina
   Population (2000):    125761
   Housing Units (2000): 51836
   Land area (2000):     799.841914 sq. miles (2071.580958 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    3.897639 sq. miles (10.094839 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    803.739553 sq. miles (2081.675797 sq. km)
   Located within:       South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
   Location:             34.065068 N, 79.740304 W
   Headwords:
    Florence
    Florence, SC
    Florence County
    Florence County, SC


U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):

Florence -- U.S. County in Wisconsin
   Population (2000):    5088
   Housing Units (2000): 4239
   Land area (2000):     488.033451 sq. miles (1264.000782 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    9.429944 sq. miles (24.423443 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    497.463395 sq. miles (1288.424225 sq. km)
   Located within:       Wisconsin (WI), FIPS 55
   Location:             45.841508 N, 88.364156 W
   Headwords:
    Florence
    Florence, WI
    Florence County
    Florence County, WI


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Florence, AZ -- U.S. town in Arizona
   Population (2000):    17054
   Housing Units (2000): 3216
   Land area (2000):     8.294041 sq. miles (21.481466 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    8.294041 sq. miles (21.481466 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            23760
   Located within:       Arizona (AZ), FIPS 04
   Location:             33.042204 N, 111.384521 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     85232
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Florence, AZ
    Florence


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Florence, MT -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Montana
   Population (2000):    901
   Housing Units (2000): 336
   Land area (2000):     4.723545 sq. miles (12.233925 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.723545 sq. miles (12.233925 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            26950
   Located within:       Montana (MT), FIPS 30
   Location:             46.637135 N, 114.081191 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     59833
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Florence, MT
    Florence


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Florence-Roebling, NJ -- U.S. Census Designated Place in New Jersey
   Population (2000):    8200
   Housing Units (2000): 3439
   Land area (2000):     2.212038 sq. miles (5.729153 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.423371 sq. miles (1.096526 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.635409 sq. miles (6.825679 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            23895
   Located within:       New Jersey (NJ), FIPS 34
   Location:             40.116810 N, 74.794795 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     08518
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Florence-Roebling, NJ
    Florence-Roebling
    Florence, NJ
    Florence


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Florence-Graham, CA -- U.S. Census Designated Place in California
   Population (2000):    60197
   Housing Units (2000): 14191
   Land area (2000):     3.583223 sq. miles (9.280505 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    3.583223 sq. miles (9.280505 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            24477
   Located within:       California (CA), FIPS 06
   Location:             33.969364 N, 118.243881 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Florence-Graham, CA
    Florence-Graham
    Florence, CA
    Florence


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Florence, CO -- U.S. city in Colorado
   Population (2000):    3653
   Housing Units (2000): 1622
   Land area (2000):     4.069281 sq. miles (10.539390 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.006545 sq. miles (0.016952 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    4.075826 sq. miles (10.556342 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            27040
   Located within:       Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
   Location:             38.390323 N, 105.116559 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     81226
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Florence, CO
    Florence


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Florence, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
   Population (2000):    71
   Housing Units (2000): 45
   Land area (2000):     0.202638 sq. miles (0.524830 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.202638 sq. miles (0.524830 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            26480
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             39.628248 N, 90.610328 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Florence, IL
    Florence


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Florence, OR -- U.S. city in Oregon
   Population (2000):    7263
   Housing Units (2000): 4174
   Land area (2000):     4.919666 sq. miles (12.741875 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.587286 sq. miles (1.521064 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    5.506952 sq. miles (14.262939 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            26050
   Located within:       Oregon (OR), FIPS 41
   Location:             43.984298 N, 124.102962 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     97439
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Florence, OR
    Florence


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Florence, SC -- U.S. city in South Carolina
   Population (2000):    30248
   Housing Units (2000): 13090
   Land area (2000):     17.695517 sq. miles (45.831177 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.029000 sq. miles (0.075109 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    17.724517 sq. miles (45.906286 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            25810
   Located within:       South Carolina (SC), FIPS 45
   Location:             34.184088 N, 79.774147 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     29501 29505
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Florence, SC
    Florence


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Florence, KS -- U.S. city in Kansas
   Population (2000):    671
   Housing Units (2000): 301
   Land area (2000):     0.769827 sq. miles (1.993843 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.001607 sq. miles (0.004162 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.771434 sq. miles (1.998005 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            23600
   Located within:       Kansas (KS), FIPS 20
   Location:             38.242853 N, 96.929412 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     66851
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Florence, KS
    Florence


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Florence, SD -- U.S. town in South Dakota
   Population (2000):    299
   Housing Units (2000): 112
   Land area (2000):     0.659664 sq. miles (1.708523 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.659664 sq. miles (1.708523 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            21820
   Located within:       South Dakota (SD), FIPS 46
   Location:             45.053952 N, 97.326023 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     57235
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Florence, SD
    Florence


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Florence, KY -- U.S. city in Kentucky
   Population (2000):    23551
   Housing Units (2000): 10322
   Land area (2000):     9.872005 sq. miles (25.568375 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.026616 sq. miles (0.068935 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    9.898621 sq. miles (25.637310 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            27982
   Located within:       Kentucky (KY), FIPS 21
   Location:             38.993225 N, 84.642602 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     41042
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Florence, KY
    Florence


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Florence, TX -- U.S. city in Texas
   Population (2000):    1054
   Housing Units (2000): 410
   Land area (2000):     0.810679 sq. miles (2.099649 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.810679 sq. miles (2.099649 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            26136
   Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
   Location:             30.842650 N, 97.792214 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     76527
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Florence, TX
    Florence


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Florence, AL -- U.S. city in Alabama
   Population (2000):    36264
   Housing Units (2000): 17707
   Land area (2000):     24.930859 sq. miles (64.570625 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.095049 sq. miles (0.246177 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    25.025908 sq. miles (64.816802 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            26896
   Located within:       Alabama (AL), FIPS 01
   Location:             34.820287 N, 87.662860 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     35630 35633
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Florence, AL
    Florence


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Florence, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
   Population (2000):    61
   Housing Units (2000): 27
   Land area (2000):     0.248511 sq. miles (0.643641 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.248511 sq. miles (0.643641 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            21410
   Located within:       Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
   Location:             44.236832 N, 96.051779 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     56170
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Florence, MN
    Florence


U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Florence, MS -- U.S. town in Mississippi
   Population (2000):    2396
   Housing Units (2000): 1054
   Land area (2000):     5.878570 sq. miles (15.225426 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    5.878570 sq. miles (15.225426 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            24980
   Located within:       Mississippi (MS), FIPS 28
   Location:             32.153782 N, 90.122031 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):     39073
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Florence, MS
    Florence