Place:Sumter, Florida, United States

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NameSumter
Alt namesSumtersource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates28.7°N 82.083°W
Located inFlorida, United States     (1853 - )
See alsoLake, Florida, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Marion, Florida, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Florida National Cemetery
Oak Grove Cemetery
Census-designated place
Lake Panasoffkee
The Villages
Deserted settlement
Bucker Womans Town ( 1820 - 1920 )
Pilaklakha
Inhabited place
Adamsville
Bamboo
Bay Hill
Bevell Place
Bevilles Corner
Bushnell
Carlson
Carver
Center Hill
Coleman
Croom-A-Coochee
Cumpressco
Lincoln Park
Linden
Long Hammock
Mabel
Monarch
Moreland Park
Oak Grove
Orange Home
Oxford
Panacoochee Retreats
Royal
Rutland
Sumterville
Tarrytown
Wahoo
Webster
Wildwood
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Sumter County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population is 129,752. It has the oldest median age (68.3 years) of any US county and the highest percentage of residents aged 65 and older—at 55.6% in 2014-2018 (in 2009–2013). Its county seat is Bushnell, and the largest community is The Villages.

Sumter County coincides with The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL Combined Statistical Area.

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History

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Sumter County was created in 1853. It was named for General Thomas Sumter, a general in the American Revolutionary War. The county in the past, and to this day by some, is nicknamed "Hog County" most likely because it is home to a large population of wild hogs. Hog hunting is still a favorite pastime of locals in the more rural portions of the county.

Although long extremely rural, in recent years Sumter County has sustained an exceptionally large increase in population, almost solely due to the expansion of The Villages retirement complex, a significant portion of which is in the county. This has dramatically changed the demographics of the county and has brought in significant income.

Sumter County was affected by the massive Florida tornado outbreak of February 2, 2007, and a state of emergency was declared.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1853 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1853 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1853 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1854 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1856 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1890 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
1860 1,549
1870 2,952
1880 4,686
1890 5,363
1900 6,187
1910 6,696
1920 7,851
1930 10,644
1940 11,041
1950 11,330
1960 11,869
1970 14,839
1980 24,272
1990 31,577
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Sumter County, Florida, United States

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External links

http://bocc.co.sumter.fl.us/

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