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Location: Central West Florida north
of Tampa Bay bordering the Gulf of Mexico and Citrus, Sumter and
Pasco Counties. |
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Population: 130,802 (Census 2000) Area: 589.08 Square Miles Land Area: 478.31 Square Miles Water Area: 110.77 Square Miles County Seat: Brooksville |
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Average temperature: January - 59.8 degrees, August - 81 degrees.
Average rainfall: 55.76
History: Named for the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto, Hernando County was established in 1843 from pieces of Hillsborough, Mosquito, and Alachua counties. The name was changed to Benton in honor of Thomas Hart Benton in 1844, but was restored to Hernando in 1850.
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