Hernando County, Florida

Hernando County
Hernando County
County
	Hernando County Courthouse
	Seal
	Location within the U.S. state of Florida
	Florida's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 28°33′N 82°28′W / 28.55°N 82.47°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
Founded	February 24, 1843
Named for	Hernando de Soto
Seat	Brooksville
Largest community	Spring Hill
Area
• Total	589 sq mi (1,530 km2)
• Land	473 sq mi (1,230 km2)
• Water	116 sq mi (300 km2) 19.8%
Population (2020)
• Total	194,515
• Density	411/sq mi (159/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	12th
Website	www.hernandocounty.us

Hernando County (Spanish: Condado de Hernando) is a county located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 194,515.^[1] Its county seat is Brooksville,^[2] and its largest community is Spring Hill.

Hernando County is included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2005, Hernando was the 35th fastest-growing county in the country.^[3]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ Christie, Les (March 15, 2006). "100 Fastest Growing Counties". CNN.