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Each county in the region has its own government. Within each county, there are also incorporated cities and towns. Unlike some states in the northeastern and midwestern United States, Florida (as well as other southern states) does not have townships or boroughs within its counties. Unincorporated
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Series race usually held in the second week of March, drew a "paying crowd" of more than 169,000 in 2006. Many seasonal residents (sometimes referred to as "snowbirds") live in the area during the winter months only, as temperatures in south
Florida stay very moderate during that time of year. Lake
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Florida Heartland region. U.S. 27 runs from the southeastern corner of the region at the Hendry-Palm Beach county line just east of Clewiston to the northern boundary of the Heartland region at the Highlands-Polk county
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is an economic driver in the area, but far less so than most of the rest of the state. The lack of development and amenities results in fewer tourists visiting the area, and there are no oceanfront beaches to attract nearby residents. The largest tourist attraction in the
Florida Heartland is the
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Atlantic Ocean through Lake Okeechobee. There is a proposal underway for a potential "Inland Port" to be located in the Florida Heartland. This inland port would be an extension of the Ports of West Palm Beach,
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Interstate highways in the Florida Heartland. The only Interstate highway to pass through the Florida Heartland is Interstate 75, which passes briefly through extreme southwestern DeSoto County near Port Charlotte, however, there are no exits in the county. The
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Heartland region include Florida State Road 70, which runs from Okeechobee east to the Okeechobee-St. Lucie County line, and Florida State Road 80, which runs from Whidden Corner several miles west of Clewiston west to the Hendry-Lee County line.
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The racial makeup of the region was: 65.6% White (150,302) 22.2% Hispanic (50,817) 9.8% Black (22,510) 1.2% Other/Pacific
Islander (2,687) 0.7% Asian (1,701) 0.5% Native American (1,192)
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1402:"Motor Sports: 12 Hours Of Sebring: No Smoke, Nothing In The Mirrors: Diesel Powers Audi To Sixth Straight Win At Sebring"
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328:2020 United States Census
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564:Sebring Regional Airport
19:Not to be confused with
2052:Cuban-American culture
411:Regional Transportation
391:Dixon Hendry Campus in
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2961:Glades County, Florida
2956:DeSoto County, Florida
2946:Hardee County, Florida
1922:1949 Florida hurricane
1912:Fort Lauderdale (1947)
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2318:Lakeland–Winter Haven
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1892:Treasure Coast (1933)
1346:The Sebring, Florida
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602:Seminole Gulf Railway
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1917:South Florida (1948)
1752:Kennedy Space Center
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1902:Dry Tortugas (1944)
1887:Florida Keys (1929)
1867:Florida Keys (1919)
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1311:, Okeechobee County
1227:Florida - statewide
1018:Change (1990–2000)
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793:Television stations
741:The Palm Beach Post
632:12 Hours of Sebring
585:Okeechobee Waterway
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2971:Regions of Florida
2889:Florida portal
2115:Indigenous peoples
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673:Highlands News-Sun
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