Okeechobee County, Florida

Okeechobee County is located in Central Florida Region & Okeechobee Florida Micropolitan Area bordering Lake Okeechobee and Martin, St. Lucie, Indian River, Osceola, Highlands, and Glades Counties.

Okeechobee County was established from portions of Osceola and Brevard counties in 1917. The name is derived from two Hitchiti words, Oki meaning "water", and Chobi meaning "big".

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Established: 1917.

County Seat: Okeechobee City.

Population: ~40,000 (as of 2023).

Size: 892 square miles.

Major Landmark: Lake Okeechobee, the largest freshwater lake in Florida.

Key Highway: U.S. Highway 441.

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