Indian River County | |
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Coordinates: 27°42′N 80°35′W / 27.7°N 80.58°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
Founded | May 30, 1925 |
Named for | Indian River Lagoon |
Seat | Vero Beach |
Largest city | Sebastian |
Area | |
• Total | 617 sq mi (1,600 km2) |
• Land | 503 sq mi (1,300 km2) |
• Water | 114 sq mi (300 km2) 18.5% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 159,788[1] |
• Density | 318/sq mi (123/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 8th |
Website | www |
Indian River County (Spanish: Condado de Río Indio) is a county located in the southeastern and east-central portions of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 159,788.[2] Its seat is Vero Beach.[3] It is Florida's 7th richest county and in 2000 was the 87th richest county in the U.S. by per capita income.[4]
Indian River County comprises the Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The MSA was first defined as the Vero Beach, Florida MSA in 2003. It was renamed Sebastian-Vero Beach, Florida MSA in 2005, and Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, Florida MSA in 2023.[5][6] The MSA is included in the Miami-Port St. Lucie-Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Combined Statistical Area.