Highlands County, Florida
Highlands County | |
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Highlands County Courthouse | |
Location within the U.S. state of Florida | |
Florida's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 27°20′N 81°20′W / 27.34°N 81.34°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Founded | April 23, 1921 |
| Named after | county's terrain |
| Seat | Sebring |
| Largest city | Sebring |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,106 sq mi (2,860 km2) |
| • Land | 1,017 sq mi (2,630 km2) |
| • Water | 89 sq mi (230 km2) 8.1% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 101,235 |
• Estimate (2023) | 107,614 |
| • Density | 92/sq mi (35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 18th |
| Website | www |
Highlands County is a county located in the Florida Heartland region of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 101,235. Its county seat is Sebring. Highlands County comprises the Sebring, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. The SMA was first defined in 2003 as the Sebring, Florida Micropolitan Statistical Area (μSA), consisting of Highlands County. The status of the area was changed to a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in 2013. The MSA was renamed the Sebring-Avon Park, Florida MSA in 2018. The name reverted to Sebring, Florida MSA in 2023.