Place:Highlands, Florida, United States

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NameHighlands
Alt namesHighlandssource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates27.367°N 81.35°W
Located inFlorida, United States     (1921 - )
See alsoDeSoto, Florida, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Census-designated place
Placid Lakes
Sylvan Shores
Inhabited place
Alpine
Archbold
Avon Park Lakes
Avon Park
Bairs Den
Bear Hollow
Brighton
Cornwell
De Soto City
Fort Basinger
Hen Scratch
Hicoria
Highland Lakes
Istokpoga
Kuhlman
Lake Placid
Lakemont
Lorida
Marland
Negrotown Knoll
Parker Island
Plains
Sebring Shores
Sebring
Sunvale
Venus
Wild Island
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Highlands County is a county located in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 101,235. Its county seat is Sebring.

Highlands County comprises the Sebring-Avon Park, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

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Highlands County was created in 1921 along with Charlotte, Glades, and Hardee, when they were separated from DeSoto County. It was named for the terrain of the county. It boasted the fifth-oldest population in America in 2012.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1921 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1921 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1921 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1921 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1921 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1930 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1930 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1930 9,192
1940 9,246
1950 13,636
1960 21,338
1970 29,507
1980 47,526
1990 68,432
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Highlands County, Florida, United States

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External links

www.heartlineweb.org/highlandsbcc/

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