Tampa is a city in Florida, a state of the United States. It has a population of about 384,959 people as of 2020.[5] Tampa is the 3rd largest city in Florida, and the 49th most populous city in the USA.
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| Coordinates: 27°56′51″N 82°27′31″W / 27.94750°N 82.45861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Hillsborough |
| Settled (Fort Brooke) | 1823 |
| Incorporated (Village of Tampa) | January 18, 1849 |
| Incorporated (Town of Tampa) | September 10, 1853 and August 11, 1873 |
| Incorporated (City of Tampa) | December 15, 1855[a] and July 15, 1887 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Strong Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Jane Castor (D) |
| • Legislative | Tampa City Council |
| Area | |
| • City | 175.83 sq mi (455.40 km2) |
| • Land | 114.02 sq mi (295.30 km2) |
| • Water | 61.82 sq mi (160.10 km2) 35.3% |
| • Urban | 968.9 sq mi (2,509.5 km2) |
| • Metro | 2,554 sq mi (6,610 km2) |
| Elevation | 48 ft (14.6 m) |
| Population (2020)[5] | |
| • City | 384,959 |
| • Estimate (2023)[5] | 403,364 |
| • Rank | 49th in the US |
| • Density | 3,376.4/sq mi (1,303.6/km2) |
| • Urban | 2,783,045 (US: 17th) |
| • Urban density | 2,872.3/sq mi (1,109.0/km2) |
| • Metro | 3,175,275 (US: 18th) |
| Demonym(s) | Tampan, Tampanian, Tampeño[7] |
| GDP | |
| • Tampa (MSA) | $219.4 billion (2022) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 33601–33626, 33629–33631, 33633–33635, 33637, 33646, 33647, 33650, 33655, 33660–33664, 33672–33675, 33677, 33679–33682, 33684–33689, 33694[9] |
| Area code(s) | 813, 656 |
| FIPS code | 12-71000[10] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0292005[11] |
| Website | www |
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Sports
changeTampa is the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Tampa Bay Storm.
People from Tampa
change- Brittany Snow (born 1986), actress
- Derek Bell (born 1968), professional baseball player
- Salha "Mama" Bobo (c. 1900 – 2001), Ybor business pioneer
- Ray Charles (1930–2004), blind blues singer, pianist
- Aaron Carter (born 1987), actor/singer
- Oba Chandler (born 1946) murderer (lived there since early 80s)
- Hulk Hogan (born 1953), actor/wrestler
References
change- ↑ "Ybor City: Cigar Capital of the World". Nps.gov. June 28, 1999. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- ↑ "Alive: Ybor stumbled upon Guavaween". St Petersburg Times. October 29, 1999. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
- ↑ "John Thomas Lesley – 12th Mayor of Tampa". Archived July 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at TampaGov. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "QuickFacts: Tampa city, Florida". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
- ↑ "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
- ↑ Guzzo, Paul (January 10, 2019). "Are you a Tampan, Tampanian or Tampeño?". Tampa Bay Times. Archived from the original on January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ↑ "Total Gross Domestic Product for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (MSA)". fred.stlouisfed.org.
- ↑ "Look Up a Zip Code: TAMPA FL". U.S. Postal Service. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
- ↑ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tampa city, Florida". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2017.[dead link]
- ↑ "Tampa, Florida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- Notes
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