Back مقاطعة سومتر (فلوريدا) Arabic سومتر بؤلگه‌سی، فلوریدا AZB Sumter County, Florida BAR Съмтър (окръг, Флорида) Bulgarian সামটের কাউন্টি, ফ্লোরিডা BPY Sumter Gông (Florida) CDO Самтер (гуо, Флорида) CE Sumter County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Florida) CEB Sumter County, Florida Welsh Sumter County (Florida) German

Sumter County, Florida

Sumter County
County
Sumter County Courthouse
Sumter County Courthouse
Official seal of Sumter County
Seal
Map of Florida highlighting Sumter County
Location within the U.S. state of Florida
Map of the United States highlighting Florida
Florida's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 28°43′N 82°05′W / 28.71°N 82.08°W / 28.71; -82.08
Country United States
State Florida
FoundedJanuary 8, 1853
Named forThomas Sumter
SeatBushnell
Largest cityWildwood
Area
 • Total580 sq mi (1,500 km2)
 • Land557 sq mi (1,440 km2)
 • Water33 sq mi (90 km2)  5.7%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total129,752[1]
 • Density233/sq mi (90/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district11th
Websitewww.sumtercountyfl.gov

Sumter County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population is 129,752. It has the oldest median age (68.3 years) of any US county[2] and the highest percentage of residents aged 65 and older—at 55.6% in 2014–2018 (in 2009–2013).[3] Its county seat is Bushnell,[4] and the largest city is Wildwood. Although the community of The Villages has more residents, it is a part of unincorporated Sumter County.

Sumter County coincides with the Wildwood-The Villages, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Orlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL Combined Statistical Area.[5]

  1. ^ "U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts: Sumter County, Florida". www.census.gov.
  2. ^ "A State's Median Age Does Not Tell The Whole Story". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  3. ^ American Community Survey 2014-2018 5-Year Estimates Now Available. December 19, 2019. Accessed December 21, 2019
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  5. ^ "OMB Bulletin No. 20-01 Appendix" (PDF). whitehouse.gov. Office of Management and Budget. March 6, 2020. p. 140. Retrieved April 5, 2022.

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