Sumter County, Florida
[citation needed] Although long extremely rural, in recent years Sumter County has sustained an exceptionally large increase in population, almost solely due to the expansion of The Villages retirement complex, a significant portion of which is in the county.Sumter County was affected by the massive Florida tornado outbreak of February 2, 2007, and a state of emergency was declared.[8] The Wildwood-The Villages, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consists of Sumter County.According to U. S. News & World Report over half the population of Sumter County are now senior citizens.It includes: Most likely owing to its majority-elderly population, Sumter County has been a Republican stronghold in the 21st century.[25] Other lines have existed in the past, most notably one from Coleman southeast towards Auburndale in Polk County, part of which includes the General James A.[26] Points of interest along the route include the Dade Battlefield State Historic Site, the Sumter County Farmer's Market, Lake Panasoffkee, the Florida National Cemetery.[28] On January 25, 2014, community leaders, supporters of the byway, and Assistant Secretary of the Florida Department of Transportation Brian Blanchard cut the ribbon to the highway at the Dade Battlefield State Historic Site in Bushnell.Sumter County has five branches serving its community as well as a Lake-Sumter State College campus library that is open to the public.
CountySumter County CourthouseFloridaNamed forThomas SumterBushnellWildwoodTime zoneUTC−5EasternUTC−4centralU.S. statecounty seatThe VillagesOrlando-Lakeland-Deltona, FL Combined Statistical AreaFlorida tornado outbreak of February 2, 2007state of emergencyprincipal citiesMicropolitan Statistical AreaMarion CountyLake CountyPolk CountyPasco CountyHernando CountyCitrus CountyBlack or African AmericanNative AmericanAlaska NativePacific IslanderMixed/Multi-RacialHispanic or Latino2020 United States censusAfrican Americanother racesHispanicLatinoper capita incomepoverty lineBushnell, FloridaSheriffCommission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement AgenciesFederal Correctional Complex, ColemanFederal Bureau of PrisonsFederal Correctional Institution, Coleman LowFederal Correctional Institution, Coleman MediumUnited States Penitentiary I, ColemanUnited States Penitentiary II, ColemanRepublicanDemocraticThird party(ies)AmtrakAuburndaleGeneral James A. Van Fleet State TrailWithlacoochee State ForestOrange Belt RailwayTrilbySylvan LakeList of county roads in Sumter County, FloridaFlorida's TurnpikeUS 301SR 44CR 470Lake PanasoffkeeSumtervilleCR 476Chassahowitzka National Wildlife RefugeSR 50SR 471CR 475CR 462CR 466CR 466ACR 476ACR 476BCR 673Withlacoochee RiverFlorida National CemeteryDade Battlefield State Historic SiteSumter County TransitSumter District SchoolsThe Villages Charter SchoolsThe Villages CDPLake-Sumter State CollegeCenter HillColemanWebsterCroom-A-CoocheeLindenOak GroveOrange HomeOxfordRutlandSt. CatherineTarrytownNational Register of Historic Places listings in Sumter County, FloridaWikisourceAmerican CyclopædiaCitrusHernandoMarionCitiesUnincorporatedcommunitiesAdamsvilleGeography of FloridaEvergladesdrainage and developmentLake OkeechobeeRiversSinkholesSpringsStraitsSwampsregionCentral FloridaEmerald CoastFirst CoastForgotten CoastGold CoastHalifax areaHeartlandNature CoastNorth central FloridaNorth FloridaPanhandleSouth Florida