Hendry County, Florida - Southwest Florida Online™
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COUNTY SEAT: LaBelle
COUNTY SIZE: 1,153 sq. mi.
PERSONS PER SQUARE MILE: 31.4
POPULATION:
1980: 18,599
1993: 28,061
2001: 36,562
% POPULATION BY AGE GROUP
0-17: 30.OO%
18-64: 57.43%
65+: 10.19%
MEDIAN VALUE OWNER-OCCUPIED HOUSING: $71,500
INCOME
Per Capita: $13,663
PERSONS BELOW POVERTY LEVEL: 24.1%
UTILITIES
Telephone: Sprint
Electric: Florida Power & Light Co., Glades Electric Coop.
Natural Gas: none
Water: Cities of LaBelle, Clewiston, Port LaBelle Utility System
NONFARM EMPLOYMENT
Agricultural Services: 2,545
Mining: *
Trade: 1,620
Trans. Public Utilities: *
Manufacturing: 928
Construction: 627
Fin Ins Real Estate: 509
Services: 1,539
Government: 2,082
EDUCATION
Public Schools: 10
Nonpublic Schools: 2
Higher Education: Edison Comm. College, Florida Gulf Coast Univ.,
Votech: Belle Glade Vo-Tech, Lee County Vo-Tech, Palm Beach Vo-Tech
HEALTH CARE
Physicians: 21
General Hospitals: 1
MAJOR HIGHWAYS/INTERSTATES
I-75, US 27, SR 80, SR 29
AIR SERVICE Southwest Florida Regional Airport, LaBelle Municipal Airport
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