Highlands County, Florida

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Highlands County, Florida is a largely rural county in south-central Florida known for its citrus agriculture, numerous lakes, and the city of Sebring, home to the Sebring International Raceway.

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Highlands County 2
Highlands County, Florida canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county
county in Florida
areaLandSquareMiles 1027
areaSquareMiles 1106
areaWaterSquareMiles 79
borders Charlotte County, Florida NERFINISHED
DeSoto County, Florida NERFINISHED
Glades County, Florida NERFINISHED
Hardee County, Florida NERFINISHED
Hendry County, Florida NERFINISHED
Okeechobee County, Florida
Polk County, Florida NERFINISHED
climate humid subtropical climate
contains Avon Park Air Force Range
Highlands Hammock State Park
Lake Istokpoga NERFINISHED
Lake Jackson (Sebring, Florida)
Sebring International Raceway
country United States of America
dateEstablished 1921-04-23
FIPSCode 12055
formedFrom DeSoto County, Florida NERFINISHED
GNISID 00295726
governingBody Highlands County Board of County Commissioners
hasCity Avon Park, Florida
Lake Placid, Florida
Sebring, Florida
hasCountySeat Sebring, Florida
hasLargestCity Sebring, Florida
hasMetropolitanArea Sebring-Avon Park, Florida micropolitan area
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.highlandsfl.gov/
hasTown Lake Placid, Florida
hasUnincorporatedCommunity Lorida, Florida
Placid Lakes, Florida
Spring Lake, Florida
Venus, Florida
isPartOf Sebring-Avon Park, Florida micropolitan area
knownFor Sebring International Raceway
citrus agriculture
numerous lakes
locatedIn Florida
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInRegion Central Florida
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
namedFor highlands (topography)
partOf Florida Heartland (broadly)
surface form: Florida Heartland

South Central Florida
populationCensus2020 101235
state Florida

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Central Florida hasCounty Highlands County, Florida
Osceola County, Florida borderedBy Highlands County, Florida
United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida districtIncludes Highlands County, Florida
this entity surface form: Highlands County
Glades County adjacentTo Highlands County, Florida
this entity surface form: Highlands County