Highlands County, Florida

Highlands County
Highlands County
County
	Highlands County Courthouse
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Florida
	Florida's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 27°20′N 81°20′W / 27.34°N 81.34°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
Founded	April 23, 1921
Named for	county's terrain
Seat	Sebring
Largest city	Sebring
Area
• Total	1,106 sq mi (2,860 km2)
• Land	1,017 sq mi (2,630 km2)
• Water	89 sq mi (230 km2) 8.1%
Population (2020)
• Total	101,235
• Density	101/sq mi (39/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	18th
Website	www.hcbcc.net

Highlands County is a county located in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 101,235.^[2] Its county seat is Sebring.^[3]

Highlands County comprises the Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The SMA was first defined in 2003 as the Sebring, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA), consisting of Highlands County. The status of the area was changed to a metropolitan statisitical area (MSA) in 2013. The MSA was renamed the Sebring-Avon Park, Florida MSA in 2018. The name reverted to Sebring, Florida MSA in 2023.^[4]^[5]

^ U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Highlands County, Florida
^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 14, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Metro Area History 1950–2020". U.S. Census Bureau. March 2020. Row 4699. Retrieved July 27, 2023.
^ "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Guidance on the Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Executive Office of the President. July 21, 2023. p. 72. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

[1] U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Highlands County, Florida

[QF-2] "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 14, 2014.^{[permanent dead link]}

[GR6-3] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[4] "Metro Area History 1950–2020". U.S. Census Bureau. March 2020. Row 4699. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

[5] "Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Guidance on the Uses of the Delineations of These Areas" (PDF). Executive Office of the President. July 21, 2023. p. 72. Retrieved July 27, 2023.

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