Highlands county

Highlands County Courthouse
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administration
US state :	Florida
Administrative headquarters :	Sebring
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Highlands County Administrative Offices 600 South Commerce Avenue Sebring, Florida 33870
Foundation :	April 23, 1921
Made up from:	DeSoto County
Area code :	001 863
Demographics
Residents :	98,786  (2010)
Population density :	37.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	2865 km²
Water surface :	202 km²
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Website : www.hcbcc.net

The Highlands County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Sebring .

geography

The county has an area of ​​2,865 square kilometers, of which 202 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Okeechobee County , Glades County , Charlotte County , DeSoto County , Hardee County, and Polk Counties . Lake Istokpoga is in the area .

history

The Highlands County was formed on April 23, 1921 from parts of DeSoto County and named after the slightly elevated location. This county is still a popular tourist area today.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1930	9192		-
1940	9246		0.6%
1950	13,636		47.5%
1960	21,338		56.5%
1970	29,507		38.3%
1980	47,526		61.1%
1990	68,432		44%
2000	87,366		27.7%
2010	98,786		13.1%
1900–1990 2000 + 2010

According to the 2010 census , there were 98,786 people in 55,363 households in Highlands County. The population density was 37.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 81.0% white, 9.4% African American , 0.5% Native American and 1.5% Asian Americans . 5.5% were members of other races and 2.2% of different races. 17.4% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 there were children under the age of 18 in 22.0% of all households and people aged 65 and over in 50.1% of all households. 65.8% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.28 people and the average family size was 2.74 people.

20.2% of the population were younger than 20 years, 17.5% were 20 to 39 years old, 22.7% were 40 to 59 years old, and 39.6% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 52 years. 48.9% of the population were male and 51.1% were female.

The median income for a household in the 35.350 USD , while 19.0% of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 82.09% of the population, 14.55% spoke Spanish and 3.36% had another mother tongue.

Further educational institutions

• South Florida Community College in Avon Park

Places in Highlands County

Highlands County locations with 2010 census residents :

Cities :

• Avon Park - 8,836 residents
• Sebring ( County Seat ) - 10,491 residents

Town :

• Lake Placid - 2,223 residents

Web links

Commons : Highlands County, Florida  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

• Highlands County Board of County Commissioners (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 295756. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
3. ↑ Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012 
4. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 11, 2014.
5. ↑ Language distribution 2010 . Modern Language Association . Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 11, 2014. 

Coordinates: 27 ° 20 ′  N , 81 ° 20 ′  W