Sumter County, Florida

Sumter County Courthouse
administration
US state :	Florida
Administrative headquarters :	Bushnell
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Sumter County Commissioners 209 North Florida Street Bushnell, Florida 33513
Foundation :	January 8, 1853
Made up from:	Marion County
Area code :	001 352
Demographics
Residents :	93,420  (2010)
Population density :	66.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	1503 km²
Water surface :	90 km²
map
Website : bocc.co.sumter.fl.us

The Sumter County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Bushnell .

history

Sumter County was formed on January 8, 1853 from parts of Marion County. It was named after General Thomas Sumter , a hero of the American Revolutionary War.

geography

The county has an area of ​​1,503 square kilometers, of which 90 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Lake County , Polk County , Pasco County , Hernando County , Citrus County, and Marion County .

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents		± in%
1860	1549		-
1870	2952		90.6%
1880	4686		58.7%
1890	5363		14.4%
1900	6187		15.4%
1910	6696		8.2%
1920	7851		17.2%
1930	10,644		35.6%
1940	11,041		3.7%
1950	11,330		2.6%
1960	11,869		4.8%
1970	14,839		25%
1980	24,272		63.6%
1990	31,577		30.1%
2000	53,345		68.9%
2010	93,420		75.1%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Thomas R. Pierce House , listed on the NRHP

As of the 2010 census , Sumter County had 93,420 people in 53,387 households. The population density was 66.1 inhabitants per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 86.6% white, 9.7% African American , 0.4% American Indian and 0.7% Asian Americans . 1.5% were members of other races and 1.1% of different races. 6.0% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 and 63.6% of all households lived in 10.8% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 70.4% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.04 people and the average family size was 2.37 people.

10.1% of the population were younger than 20 years, 13.6% were 20 to 39 years old, 19.9% ​​were 40 to 59 years old, and 56.2% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 63 years. 52.0% of the population were male and 48.0% were female.

The median income for a household in the 46,981 USD , while 11.7% of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the first language of 91.25% of the population, 5.82% spoke Spanish and 2.93% had another mother tongue.

Further educational institutions

• Lake Sumter Community College

Places in Sumter County

Sumter County towns and cities with 2010 census residents :

Cities :

• Bushnell ( County Seat ) - 2,418 residents
• Center Hill - 988 residents
• Coleman - 703 inhabitants
• Webster - 785 residents
• Wildwood - 6,709 residents

Census-designated places :

• Lake Panasoffkee - 3,551 residents
• The Villages - 51,442 residents

Web links

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

• Sumter County Board of County Commissioners (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 295740. Accessed on February 22, 2011 (English). 
2. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
3. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
4. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed March 31, 2012
5. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved September 3, 2014.
6. ↑ 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 September 3, 2014. 

Coordinates: 28 ° 43 ′  N , 82 ° 5 ′  W