Hardee County
Also known as Hardee County, Florida, Hardee County, FL
county in Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- April 23, 1921
- Named after
- Cary A. Hardee
- Seat
- Wauchula
- Largest city
- Wauchula
- Total
- 638 sq mi (1,650 km )
- Land
- 638 sq mi (1,650 km )
- Water
- 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km ) 0.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 25,932
- Density
- 43/sq mi (17/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Hardee County is a county located in the Florida Heartland of the Central Florida region in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,327. Its county seat is Wauchula. Hardee County comprises the Wauchula, Florida, Micropolitan Statistical Area.
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