La Belle, FL

Labelle, Florida
Location in Hendry County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 26°45′38″N 81°26′21″W / 26.76056, -81.43917
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Hendry
Area
- City	km²  ( sq mi)
- Land	km² ( sq mi)
- Water	km² ( sq mi)
Elevation	m ( ft)
Population (2000)
- City
- Density	/km² (/sq mi)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	33935, 33975
Area code(s)	863
FIPS code	12-372252
GNIS feature ID	02851883

LaBelle is a city in Hendry County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,210 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 4,480 [1]. It was named for Laura and Belle Hendry, daughters of pioneer cattleman Francis A. Hendry.

The city is somewhat unique in that the low population of the county makes Clewiston the center of economic activity for the county, but LaBelle is the county seat. For example the only hospital in the county is in Clewiston and all the larger retailers and motels are there too. The governmental departments enable LaBelle to compete somewhat with Clewiston.

Geography

LaBelle is located at 26°45′38″N, 81°26′21″W (26.760591, -81.439104)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.2 km² (3.5 mi²). 9.0 km² (3.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (2.54%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 4,210 people, 1,440 households, and 995 families residing in the city. The population density was 468.4/km² (1,214.0/mi²). There were 1,739 housing units at an average density of 193.5/km² (501.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 73.28% White, 11.26% African American, 0.62% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 12.47% from other races, and 2.04% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.35% of the population.

There were 1,440 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.9% were non-families. 25.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the city the population was spread out with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 20.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $31,642, and the median income for a family was $39,550. Males had a median income of $26,327 versus $21,979 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,652. About 12.9% of families and 18.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.1% of those under age 18 and 15.4% of those age 65 or over.

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Coordinates: 26.760591° N 81.439104° W

Municipalities and communities of Hendry County, Florida
County seat: LaBelle
Cities	Clewiston | LaBelle
CDPs	Harlem
Communities	Felda

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