Hendry County | |
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Coordinates: 26°33′N 81°10′W / 26.55°N 81.17°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
Founded | May 11, 1923 |
Named for | Francis A. Hendry |
Seat | LaBelle |
Largest city | Clewiston |
Area | |
• Total | 1,190 sq mi (3,100 km2) |
• Land | 1,153 sq mi (2,990 km2) |
• Water | 37 sq mi (100 km2) 3.1% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 39,619 |
• Density | 33/sq mi (13/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 25th |
Website | www |
Hendry County is a county in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 39,619,[1] a 1.2% increase from 39,140 at the 2010 census. The county is majority-Hispanic or Latino.[2] Its county seat is LaBelle.[3]
Hendry County is in the Clewiston micropolitan area, a Micropolitan statistical area (μSA) which also includes Glades County.[4] These two counties, along with the Cape Coral-Fort Myers (Lee County) MSA and the Naples-Marco Island (Collier County) MSA, constitute the Cape Coral-Fort Myers-Naples Combined Statistical Area (CSA).