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 Click Image to Enlarge Florida CountiesIn 1821, there were only two Counties in Florida: Escambia to the west and St. Johns to the east. From these two Counties were formed 67 today.In 1968, the electors of Florida granted local voters the power to adopt charters to govern their counties. Charters are formal written documents that confer powers, duties, or privileges on the county. To date, there are 19 charter Counties in Florida. Collectively these Counties are home to more than 75 percent of Florida's residents. |
Hendry County, FloridaHendry County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
Etymology - Origin of County NameCaptain Francis A. Hendry, one of the first settlers. Demographics:County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts County HistoryHendry County was created in 1923. It was named for Major Francis A. Hendry, one of the first settlers. GeographyAccording to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,190 square miles (3,082 kmē), of which,
1,153 square miles (2,985 kmē) of it is land and 37 square miles (96 kmē) of it (3.13%) is water. Hendry County is east of Ft. Myers and south of Lake Okeechobee and is bordered by Glades, Lee, Collier, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. The county has 28 square miles of water. The average January temperature is 64.0 degrees F, and the average August temperature is 81.2 degrees F. The average annual rainfall is 49.95 inches. Neighboring Counties:
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The history of our nation was a prolonged struggle to define
the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local.
And the names given the counties, our most locally based jurisdictions,
reflects the "characteristic features of this country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history. Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally, act locally." |
