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Fort Green Springs, Florida

Fort Green Springs, Florida
Fort Green Springs is located in Florida
Fort Green Springs
Fort Green Springs
Location within Florida
Fort Green Springs is located in the United States
Fort Green Springs
Fort Green Springs
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 27°35′15″N 81°56′25″W / 27.58750°N 81.94028°W / 27.58750; -81.94028
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyHardee
Area
 • Total
10.37 sq mi (26.85 km2)
 • Land10.37 sq mi (26.85 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation118 ft (36 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
190
 • Density18.3/sq mi (7.08/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code863
GNIS feature ID2583344[2]

Fort Green Springs is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hardee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 190 as of the 2020 census.

Geography

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The community is in northwestern Hardee County and is bordered to the north by Fort Green. Florida State Road 62 passes through Fort Green Springs, leading east 7 miles (11 km) to U.S. Route 17 at a point 3 miles (5 km) north of Wauchula, the county seat, and west 30 miles (48 km) to U.S. Route 301 at Parrish.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has an area of 10.368 square miles (26.85 km2), all of it land.[3]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020190—
U.S. Decennial Census[4]

Fort Green Springs first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.[5]

References

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  1. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Green Springs, Florida
  3. ↑ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Florida". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  5. ↑ "2010 Census of Population - General Population Characteristics - Florida" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 30, 2026.