Hendry County, Florida

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Hendry County is a one of the county from Florida's 67 counties, located in Southern Region (South Atlantic) of United States. In 2000, the population was 36210. As of July 2008, the population was estimated at 39453, It is 21st least populous county in Florida. It covers total area of 1189.79 square miles (3081.54 kmē), of which, 1152.53 square miles (2985.04 kmē) of it is land and 37.26 square miles (96.5 kmē) of it is water, makes it the 16th largest by total area in Florida.


According to 2000 Census Bureau, there were 36210 residents, 10850 households, and 8141 families in the county. The population density was 31.4 people per square mile (12.12/kmē), making it the 13th least densely populated county in Florida. There were 12294 housing units at an average density of 10.7 per square mile (4.13/kmē). The average household size was 3.09 and the average family size was 3.44. In the county Population was distributed with 30% under the age of 18, 13.3% from 18 to 24, 28.3% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.1% who were 65 or older. For every 100 females there were 125 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 131.4 males. Its population was estimated at 39453 in July 2008, The racial or ethnic makeup of the county was 32935 White, 5276 Black or African American, 668 American Indian, 260 Asian, 17 Native Hawaiian, and 297 from two or more races.

Population 2000-2008

School Enrollment 2000

GDP 2000

The median income for a household in the county was $33592, it would be the 35th highest county by median household income in the U.S. state of Florida. The median income for a family in the county was $34902, it would be the 16th lowest county by median family income in the U.S. state of Florida. The per capita income for the county was $13663, it would be the eighth lowest county by per capita income in the U.S. state of Florida.

In 2000, 9811 pupils and students, of which 53.09% are male and 46.91% are female, 27.09% of the total population, are in the education system. Of which, percentage of enrollment student are in, 7.61% nursery or pri school, 5.94% kindergarten, 51.87% elementary school, 25.68% high school and 8.9% College graduate school.

Rank	City	County	Total Area mi2	Land Area mi2	Water Area mi2	Population	Density mi2	Per capita Income	House hold Income
1	Clewiston City	Hendry County	4.7	4.68	0.02	6460	1381	15527	37143
2	Harlem Cdp	Hendry County	0.97	0.97	0	2730	2820.9	11571	21232
3	Labelle City	Hendry County	3.55	3.47	0.09	4210	1214	15652	31642
4	Port La Belle Cdp	Hendry County	8.62	8.61	0	3050	354	13704	34167

Year	Population
April 2000 census	36210
April 2000 Estimate	36210
July 2000 Estimate	36331
July 2001 Estimate	36165
July 2002 Estimate	36209
July 2003 Estimate	36349
July 2004 Estimate	37090
July 2005 Estimate	38331
July 2006 Estimate	38978
July 2007 Estimate	39246
July 2008 Estimate	39453

School	Male	Female	Total
Nursery school	398	349	747
Kindergarten	265	318	583
Elementary school	2730	2359	5089
High school	1436	1083	2519
College or graduate school	380	493	873

Place	Median household income	Median family income	Per capita income
Hendry County, Florida	$33592	$34902	$13663
Florida, United States	$38819	$45625	$21557
United States	$41994	$50046	$21587