Okeechobee County, Florida

Okeechobee County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 35,910. According to  estimates, its population had grown to 39,836. Its is. The county comprises the Okeechobee, Florida.

History
Okeechobee County was created in. It was named for the, which was itself named for words oka (water) and chobi (big).

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,309 (892 ). 2,004 km² (774 sq mi) of it is land and 305 km² (118 sq mi) of it (13.19%) is water.

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 35,910 people, 12,593 households, and 9,016 families residing in the county. The was 18/km² (46/sq mi). There were 15,504 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 79.28%, 7.92% or , 0.54% , 0.67% , 0.04% , 9.56% from , and 1.99% from two or more races. 18.61% of the population were or  of any race.

In 2005 68.5% of the county population was White non-Hispanic, 21.6% of the population was Latino, 8.0% was African-American and both Native Americans and Asians constituted 0.9% of the population.(Souce=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12093.html)

In 2000 there were 12,593 households out of which 30.40% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.50% were living together, 10.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 21.50% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.20% under the age of 18, 9.50% from 18 to 24, 27.10% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 16.30% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 115.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 115.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,456, and the median income for a family was $35,163. Males had a median income of $25,574 versus $20,160 for females. The for the county was $14,553. About 11.80% of families and 16.00% of the population were below the, including 19.90% of those under age 18 and 10.30% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated
1. City of

Unincorporated

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Governmental

 * Board of County Commissioners
 * Okeechobee County Board of County Commissioners


 * Constitutional Officers
 * Okeechobee County Clerk
 * Okeechobee County Supervisor of Elections
 * Okeechobee County Property Appraiser
 * Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office
 * Okeechobee County Tax Collector


 * School district
 * School Board of Okeechobee County


 * Multi-county Districts
 * Indian River Community College
 * South Florida Water Management District
 * St. Johns River Water Management District
 * Heartland Library Cooperative


 * Judicial
 * Okeechobee County Clerk of Courts
 * Public Defender, 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida
 * State Attorney, 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida
 * Circuit and County Courts for the 19th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Non-governmental

 * Okeechobee County Tourist Development Council
 * Okeechobee County Guide