[xcaligirl]

We came from California and at least 960 of us since over a year ago... :-)

[Trish Crocker]

Originally Posted by OhioBuckeye

I'm not real surprise because Mich. isn't a lot less but you would think Mich. would be closer to the 5,000 range only because I wonder where all of the Detroit people went since they're under bankruptcy. Besides now Ohio St. doesn't have to bad mouth to many Mich. football fans, just kidding, LOL!

Detroit is making a HUGE comeback. The downtown area is being revitalized, if you could have seen it a few years ago and compare it to today it's amazing. Dan Gilbert, the owner of Quicken Loans is buying up and refurbishing many, many properties, hotels, etc.
By the way...we can still talk about Ohio State

[gap2415]

Originally Posted by Indy-Guy

Below is information from our local paper which stated that at least X number of Villagers come from the noted state. I started tracking this column several weeks ago and during that time they never showed a number for Florida.

I thought it was interesting and perhaps others would also.


Alabama -------- 283 Alaska------------- 73 Arizona --- 149

Arkansas --------123 California --------960 Colorado --------449

Connecticut ----2,196 Delaware --------466 Florida ????

Georgia ---------1,354 Hawaii -------------68 Idaho --------------30

Illinois -----------3,823 Indiana ----------2,149 Iowa ----------- 651

Kansas ------------ 274 Kentucky ---------679 Louisiana ---------157

Maine -------------770 Maryland --------2,336 Massachusetts -3,031

Michigan ----------4,798 Minnesota --------1,338 Mississippi -------107

Missouri ------------889 Montana ---------47 Nebraska ----------95

Nevada ------------128 New Hampshire –1,206 New Jersey ---3,877

New Mexico ------ 78 New York ---------9,509 North Carolina--1,075

North Dakota ------85 Ohio ------------ 5,005 Oklahoma ----- 103

Oregon --------- 116 Pennsylvania ---5,601 Rhode Island ---- 771

South Carolina --- 405 South Dakota ----- 61 Tennessee -------740

Texas ---------74 Utah --------47 Vermont --------339

Virginia -------2,338 Washington ------372 Washington, DC -67

West Virginia --- 417 Wisconsin ----3,039 Wyoming ------- 28

I know some of the other formerly busy developments in s Florida are losing retirees to The Villages and at least two spread all the bad news about TV they can but it is just sour grapes. Most people here came from some other state at least originally. We are all different and that is great. It would be so boring otherwise.

[dewilson58]

Heaven........................No, it's Iowa.

[Cateca]

What about the US territoties? We come from Puerto RIco and friends are from the USVI.

[MrGoofy1]

I called the office and they told me that Florida had 6334. How many are from outside the USA...?

[golfing eagles]

I saw somewhere that the average Villager moves 1-2x within TV--so would they count as Florida residents on that move? Could skew the count.

[wudda1955]

deceptive, if you moved to Florida for a few months and then closed on a house they consider you from Florida.

Not deceptive. It's based on your last address. That's where you moved from, not where you were born and raised.

[dave from deland]

Originally Posted by Dr Winston O Boogie jr

I wonder if all those people are originally from Florida or had moved to another part of Florida from a northern state and then moved to The Villages from that part of Florida.

Count me as having been born, lived and worked in Florida all my life. (except for a year in VietNam). I have never even seen snow close up.

[golfing eagles]

Originally Posted by dave from deland

Count me as having been born, lived and worked in Florida all my life. (except for a year in VietNam). I have never even seen snow close up.

Should have let me know sooner. We get an average of 122" per year with a record of 194". Would have shipped you some

[tomwed]

Originally Posted by dave from deland

I have never even seen snow close up.

Turns out, they're all different.
Go figure.

[dewilson58]

Originally Posted by tomwed

Turns out, they're all different.
Go figure.

And cold.

[2BNTV]

IMHO - It doesn't matter where we came from, but "we are here, in TV".

Nuff said....................