Moore Haven is a city in Glades County, Florida, and serves as the county seat. It is located on the southwest shoreline of Lake Okeechobee, the largest freshwater lake in the state, within the rural interior known as the Florida Heartland. The city's population was recorded at 1,566 in the 2020 census, and its position at the junction of the Caloosahatchee River and Lake Okeechobee places it at a historically and geographically significant crossroads of South Florida's inland waterway system. The Caloosahatchee River forms the western half of the Okeechobee Waterway, the navigable route that crosses Lake Okeechobee and connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, and Moore Haven was designed to front directly on this waterway. The city holds the distinction of being the first community established around Lake Okeechobee, and its waterfront orientation remains central to its identity today. U.S. Route 27, one of Florida's principal north-south corridors, passes through the city, linking it to the broader region and supporting its role as a county seat and service center. Moore Haven functions as the governmental and commercial heart of sparsely populated Glades County, with the courthouse, schools, and local businesses anchoring daily life. The surrounding landscape is agricultural, with cattle ranching and farming characteristic of the Heartland, and the lake and river provide abundant opportunities for fishing, boating, paddling, and outdoor recreation. For residents, Moore Haven offers a quiet, water-oriented lifestyle in a small-town setting, with the practical advantages of a county seat and the natural assets of Lake Okeechobee and the Caloosahatchee River at its doorstep.