Tampa, Florida
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Tampa is a city in Florida, a state of the United States. It has a population of about 384,959 people as of 2020.[1] Tampa is 3rd largest city in Florida, and the 52nd largest city in the USA.
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 Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 27°56′50″N 82°27′31″W / 27.94722°N 82.45861°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County | Hillsborough |
| Area | |
| • City | 170.6 sq mi (441.9 km2) |
| • Land | 112.1 sq mi (290.3 km2) |
| • Water | 58.5 sq mi (151.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 48 ft (14.6 m) |
| Population (2020)[1] | |
| • City | 384,959 |
| • Density | 3,505.9/sq mi (1,353.6/km2) |
| • Urban | 2.4 million |
| • Metro | 3.1 million |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 12-71000[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0292005[3] |
| Website | City of Tampa official website |
Sports
Tampa is the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Tampa Bay Storm.
People from Tampa
- 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
Tampa, Florida Media
A surviving Ft. Brooke cannon on the University of Tampa campus
Barracks and tents at Fort Brooke in Tampa Bay
Port Tampa Inn, with rail line in front of hotel, c. 1900
Ybor's first cigar factory c. 1900
Rolling cigars, 1909. Photo by Lewis Hine.
Franklin Street, looking north past the old Hillsborough County Courthouse, Tampa c. 1910s–1920s
Downtown Tampa panorama during 1913.
MacDill Air Force Base during World War II
Landsat 8 image of Tampa Bay Region
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "QuickFacts: Tampa city, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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