Fort Green, Florida

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Fort Green, Florida
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Fort Green
Coordinates: 27°37′12″N81°56′24″W / 27.62000°N 81.94000°W / 27.62000; -81.94000
Country United States
State Florida
County Hardee
Area
[1]
  Total
4.04 sq mi (10.47 km2)
  Land4.04 sq mi (10.47 km2)
  Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
112 ft (34 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
78
  Density19.3/sq mi (7.45/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
33834 [3]
Area code 863
GNIS feature ID2583345 [2]

Fort Green is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Hardee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 78 as of the 2020 census.

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Geography

Fort Green is in northwestern Hardee County, bordered to the north by Polk County and to the south by Fort Green Springs. Brewster Road is the main road through the community, leading south 1 mile (1.6 km) to State Road 62 in Fort Green Springs and north 13 miles (21 km) to State Road 37 at Bradley Junction. Fort Green is 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Wauchula, the Hardee County seat.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Fort Green CDP has an area of 4.042 square miles (10.47 km2), all of it land. [4] Payne Creek, an east-flowing tributary of the Peace River, forms the southern border of the CDP.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
2020 78
U.S. Decennial Census [5]

References

  1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Fort Green, Florida
  3. "Fort Green FL ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2023. Retrieved February 17, 2023.
  4. "2010 Census Gazetteer Files - Places: Florida". U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  5. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.