Early Population of Highlands County

April 30, 2023

Highlands County Population
Year	Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Native	Asian	Other
1880
1885
1890
1900
1910
1920
1930	9,193	6,511	2,677	0	0	4
1935	11,086	7,861	3,224	0	0	0	1
1940	9,287	7,339	1,889	23	0	0	36
1945	16,252	13,355	2,893	0	0	0	4



Sebring Population
1920	1,313	1,137	176
1930	3,250	2,428	818
1935	3,675	2,628	1,047
1940	3,155	2,417	737
1945	7,189	6,071	1,115

Avon Park Population
1890
1900
1910	285
1920	1,698	1,274	404	19
1930	3,355	2,428	927
1935	3,423	2,481	942
1940	3,165	2,423	742
1945	4,357	3,432	924

Lake Placid (Lake Stearns) Population
1920
1930	819	536	283
1935	948	693	255
1940	340	322	18
1945	1,252	870	382

Venus Population
1920
1930
1935	377	337	40
1940	355	269	86
1945	240	197	43

Hicoria Population
1920
1930	550	163	387
1935	622	287	335
1940	129	125	4
1945	65	51	14

Lorida (Istokpoga) Population
1920
1930	99
1935	111	111	0
1940	201	189	12
1945	236	236	0

Bassenger (Ft. Bassenger) Population
1920
1930
1935	150	100	50
1940
1945

Cornwell Population
1920
1930
1935
1940
1945	50	50	0

Brighton Population
1920
1930
1935	110	92	18
1940
1945	32	32	0

DeSoto City Population
1920
1930	380	298	82
1935	291	211	80
1940	131	89	9	23			10
1945	246	116	130

Avon Park Lakes Population
1920
1930
1935	1,249	793	456
1940
1945

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