LaBelle, FL
| LaBelle, Florida | ||
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Old Hendry County Courthouse
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| Motto: The Belle of the Caloosahatchee | ||
 Location in Hendry County and the state of Florida |
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| Coordinates: 26°45′38″N 81°26′21″W / 26.76056°N 81.43917°WCoordinates: 26°45′38″N 81°26′21″W / 26.76056°N 81.43917°W | ||
| Country | United States | |
| State | Florida | |
| County | Hendry | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor | David A. Lyons | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 14.50 sq mi (37.56 km2) | |
| • Land | 14.41 sq mi (37.31 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.10 sq mi (0.25 km2) | |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) | |
| Population (2010) | ||
| • Total | 4,640 | |
| • Estimate (2016) | 4,749 | |
| • Density | 329.65/sq mi (127.28/km2) | |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | |
| ZIP codes | 33935, 33975 | |
| Area code(s) | 863 | |
| FIPS code | 12-37225 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0285188 | |
| Website | www |
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LaBelle is a city in and the county seat of Hendry County, Florida, United States. The population was 4,640 at the 2010 census, up from 4,210 at the 2000 census. It was named for Laura June Hendry and Carrie Belle Hendry, daughters of pioneer cattleman Francis Asbury Hendry.
LaBelle hosts the annual Swamp Cabbage Festival, which is held in honor of the Florida state tree during the last full weekend of February.
LaBelle is located in northwestern Hendry County at 26°45′38″N 81°26′21″W / 26.76056°N 81.43917°W (26.760591, -81.439104), on the south side of the Caloosahatchee River.
Florida State Road 80 passes through the center of LaBelle, leading east 31 miles (50 km) to Clewiston and west 30 miles (48 km) to Fort Myers. Florida State Road 29 crosses SR 80 in the center of LaBelle and leads northeast 15 miles (24 km) to Palmdale and south 24 miles (39 km) to Immokalee.
According to the United States Census Bureau, LaBelle has a total area of 15.6 square miles (40.4 km2), of which 15.5 square miles (40.2 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 0.60%, are water.
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