Fort Green Springs is an

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and

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(CDP) in Hardee County,

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, United States. Its population was 190 as of the 2020 census.

Geography

The community is in northwestern Hardee County and is bordered to the north by Fort Green. Florida State Road 62 passes through Fort Green Springs, leading east to

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at a point north of Wauchula, the

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, and west to

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at Parrish. According to the

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, the CDP has an area of , all of it land.

Demographics

References

Unincorporated communities in Hardee County, Florida Unincorporated communities in Florida Census-designated places in Hardee County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida {{HardeeCountyFL-geo-stub