Hardee County | |
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![]() Hardee County Courthouse | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Florida | |
![]() Florida's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 27°29′N 81°49′W / 27.49°N 81.81°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | April 23, 1921 |
Named after | Cary A. Hardee |
Seat | Wauchula |
Largest city | Wauchula |
Area | |
• Total | 638 sq mi (1,650 km2) |
• Land | 638 sq mi (1,650 km2) |
• Water | 0.6 sq mi (2 km2) 0.1% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,327 |
• Estimate (2023[1]) | 25,760 ![]() |
• Density | 43/sq mi (17/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 17th |
Website | www |
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.[2] Its county seat is Wauchula.[3] Hardee County comprises the Wauchula, FL Micropolitan Statistical Area.