Back مقاطعة هيرناندو (فلوريدا) Arabic Hernando County, Florida BAR Хернандо (окръг, Флорида) Bulgarian হেরনান্ডো কাউন্টি, ফ্লোরিডা BPY Hernando Gông (Florida) CDO Эрнандо (гуо, Флорида) CE Hernando County CEB Hernando County, Florida CY Hernando County German Condado de Hernando Spanish
Hernando County | |
|---|---|
 Hernando County Courthouse | |
 Seal | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Florida | |
 Florida's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 28°33′N 82°28′W / 28.55°N 82.47°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| Founded | February 24, 1843 |
| Named for | Hernando de Soto |
| Seat | Brooksville |
| Largest community | Spring Hill |
| Area | |
• Total | 589 sq mi (1,530 km2) |
| • Land | 473 sq mi (1,230 km2) |
| • Water | 116 sq mi (300 km2) 19.8% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 194,515 |
| • Density | 411/sq mi (159/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional district | 12th |
| Website | www |
Hernando County (Spanish: Condado de Hernando) is a county located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census, the population was 194,515.[1] Its county seat is Brooksville,[2] and its largest community is Spring Hill.
Hernando County is included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of 2005, Hernando was the 35th fastest-growing county in the country.[3]
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ Christie, Les (March 15, 2006). "100 Fastest Growing Counties". CNN.