Sumter County

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Sumter County is a largely rural county in central Florida known for its fast-growing retirement communities, including The Villages, and its location along major transportation routes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative territorial entity
county
borderedBy Citrus County, Florida NERFINISHED
Hernando County, Florida NERFINISHED
Lake County, Florida NERFINISHED
Marion County, Florida NERFINISHED
Pasco County, Florida NERFINISHED
Polk County, Florida NERFINISHED
characterizedAs largely rural county
contains Bushnell NERFINISHED
Center Hill NERFINISHED
Coleman NERFINISHED
Lake Panasoffkee NERFINISHED
Oxford NERFINISHED
Sumterville NERFINISHED
Webster NERFINISHED
Wildwood NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
governmentType county government
hasAreaType inland county (no coastline)
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasCountySeat Bushnell NERFINISHED
hasDemographicTrend high proportion of older adults
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
healthcare services
retail trade
retirement services
hasLandUse pasture and agricultural land
residential retirement developments
hasLargestCommunity The Villages NERFINISHED
hasLawEnforcement Sumter County Sheriff’s Office NERFINISHED
hasNotableFeature rapid population growth associated with The Villages
hasPublicSchoolDistrict Sumter District Schools NERFINISHED
hasTransportationRole regional transportation crossroads in central Florida
knownFor The Villages retirement community NERFINISHED
retirement communities
locatedIn central Florida
locatedInRegion central Florida transportation corridor
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Withlacoochee River (to the west and northwest) NERFINISHED
partOf Florida Heartland and central Florida region (broadly defined) NERFINISHED
state Florida
traversedBy Florida’s Turnpike NERFINISHED
Interstate 75 NERFINISHED
State Road 44 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 301 NERFINISHED

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