The Clewiston micropolitan area is a
micropolitan statistical area (μSA) defined by the U.S.
Office of Management and Budget
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is the largest office within the Executive Office of the President of the United States (EOP). The office's most prominent function is to produce the president's budget, while it also examines agency pro ...
. It consists of
Glades and
Hendry counties in
Florida
Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...
, with
Clewiston, Florida
Clewiston is a city in Hendry County, Florida, United States. Its location is northwest of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fort Lauderdale on the Atlantic coastal plain. The population was 7,327 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, up from 7 ...
as the
principal city
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. The μSA was first defined in 2003, consisting solely of Hendry County. Glades County was added to the μSA in 2023.
See also
*
Florida census statistical areas
References
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Hendry County, Florida
Glades County, Florida
Micropolitan areas of Florida