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Fort Green, Florida

Coordinates: 27°36′45″N 81°56′36″W / 27.61250°N 81.94333°W / 27.61250; -81.94333
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Fort Green, Florida
Fort Green is located in Florida
Fort Green
Fort Green
Fort Green is located in the United States
Fort Green
Fort Green
Coordinates: 27°36′45″N 81°56′36″W / 27.61250°N 81.94333°W / 27.61250; -81.94333
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyHardee
Area
 • Total
4.04 sq mi (10.47 km2)
 • Land4.04 sq mi (10.47 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
115 ft (35 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
78
 • Density19.30/sq mi (7.45/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
33834[2]
Area code863
GNIS feature ID294776[3]

Fort Green is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hardee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 78 as of the 2020 census.

Geography

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Fort Green is in northwestern Hardee County, bordered to the north by Polk County and to the south by Fort Green Springs. Brewster Road is the main road through the community, leading south 1 mile (1.6 km) to State Road 62 in Fort Green Springs and north 13 miles (21 km) to State Road 37 at Bradley Junction. Fort Green is 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Wauchula, the Hardee County seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Fort Green CDP has an area of 4.042 square miles (10.47 km2), all of it land.[4] Payne Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Peace River, forms the southern border of the CDP.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
202078
U.S. Decennial Census[5]

References

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  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Fort Green FL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "Fort Green". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ^ "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Florida". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  5. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.