| Brooksville is the county seat of Hernando County. Its total area is 5 square miles, and 0.60% of it is water. On January 10, 1871, it was officially named Brooksville after Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina. Brooksville's total area is 1 square mile and 0.04 square mile of it is water. Brooksville is the birthplace of Mike Hampton, the Atlanta Braves pitcher. The median income for a household in the city was $25,489, and for a family it was #31,060. The per capita income for the city was $16,265. |