Tampa, Florida

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 52nd largest city in the USA.

Flag of Tampa
Official seal of Tampa
 
Coordinates: 27°56′51″N 82°27′31″W / 27.94750°N 82.45861°W / 27.94750; -82.45861Coordinates: 27°56′51″N 82°27′31″W / 27.94750°N 82.45861°W / 27.94750; -82.45861
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyHillsborough
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
 • TypeStrong Mayor–Council
 • MayorJane Castor (D)
 • LegislativeTampa City Council
Area
 • City175.83 sq mi (455.40 km2)
 • Land114.02 sq mi (295.30 km2)
 • Water61.82 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]
 • City384,959
 • Estimate 
(2023)[5]
403,364
 • Rank49th in the US
 • Density3,376.4/sq mi (1,303.6/km2)
 • Urban2,783,045 (US: 17th)
 • Urban density2,872.3/sq mi (1,109.0/km2)
 • Metro
3,175,275 (US: 18th)
GDP
 • Tampa (MSA)$219.4 billion (2022)
Time zoneUTC−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]
FIPS code12-71000[10]
GNIS feature ID0292005[11]
Websitewww.tampa.gov

Sports

Tampa is the home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning and Tampa Bay Storm.

People from Tampa

Tampa, Florida Media

References

  1. "Ybor City: Cigar Capital of the World". Nps.gov. June 28, 1999. Archived from the original on January 9, 2014. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  2. "Alive: Ybor stumbled upon Guavaween". St Petersburg Times. October 29, 1999. Archived from the original on September 24, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2013.
  3. "John Thomas Lesley – 12th Mayor of Tampa". Archived July 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine at TampaGov. Retrieved March 22, 2010.
  4. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 "QuickFacts: Tampa city, Florida". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  6. "List of 2020 Census Urban Areas". census.gov. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 8, 2023.
  7. Guzzo, Paul (January 10, 2019). "Are you a Tampan, Tampanian or Tampeño?". Tampa Bay Times. https://www.tampabay.com/tampa/are-you-a-tampan-tampanian-or-tampexf1o-20190110/. Retrieved January 21, 2019. 
  8. "Total Gross Domestic Product for Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL (MSA)". fred.stlouisfed.org.
  9. "Look Up a Zip Code: TAMPA FL". U.S. Postal Service. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved April 28, 2017.
  10. "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Tampa city, Florida". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved April 28, 2017.[dead link]
  11. "Tampa, Florida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
Notes
  1. Original city charter revoked by Florida Legislature on October 4, 1869[3]