Hillsborough County, Florida

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Hillsborough County Courthouse and Confederate Memorial in Tampa
Hillsborough County Courthouse and Confederate Memorial in Tampa
National emblem
Hillsborough County Seal, Florida
seal
Hillsborough County (Florida) flag
flag
administration
US state : Florida
Administrative headquarters : Tampa
Address of the
administrative headquarters:
Hillsborough County Government
Post Office Box 1110
Tampa, Florida 33601
Foundation : January 25, 1834
Made up from: Alachua County
Area code : 001 813
Demographics
Residents : 1,229,226  (2010)
Population density : 451.8 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 3279 km²
Water surface : 558 km²
map
Map of Hillsborough County within Florida
Website : www.hillsboroughcounty.org

The Hillsborough County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Tampa .

geography

The county has an area of ​​3279 square kilometers, of which 558 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Polk County , Hardee County , Manatee County , Pinellas County, and Pasco Counties . Together with Hernando , Pasco, and Pinellas Counties , the county forms the Tampa Bay Area metropolitan area .

history

Wills Hill
Official logo of the county

Hillsborough County was formed on January 25, 1834 from parts of Alachua County and named after Wills Hill . In the 16th century the first Europeans explored the area now Hillsborough County. The Spaniards Pánfilo de Narváez and Hernando de Soto came in search of gold and precious stones. What they really found were the Tacobagan Indians. Many battles were fought and eventually Pánfilo de Narváez paid for with his death. Hernando de Soto continued to explore the area and encountered resistance from the Seminoles . The United States finally took possession of Hillsborough County in 1821. Subsequently, Fort Brooke was built around the middle of the area for protection and the small town of Tampa slowly developed. Over time, the city became the hub of trade and one of the largest cities in Tampa Bay , despite the fact that the area survived the two Seminole Wars, one civil war, and many hurricanes and cyclones.

When the railroad moved through the area in 1885, Spanish and Cuban cigar workers and their families came to the Tampa area to do their business. This was the beginning of one of the largest industries in the area. In 1898 the Spanish-American War broke out. The Americans were led by Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt and they won the battle. In the aftermath, Hillsborough County's population and industry began to grow. More and more foreigners and tourists visited the county. The county's products - cigars , beef, citrus fruits, and phosphate fertilizers - were exported. After the years of the World Wars and the Great Depression, the area, and especially the city of Tampa, recovered fairly quickly. The city was never dependent on tourism and recovered very quickly and is still the largest city in Tampa Bay and the third largest city in Florida. The Port of Tampa is the seventh largest in the United States and remains the county's main lifeline for trade and export.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1840 452 -
1850 2377 425.9%
1860 2981 25.4%
1870 3216 7.9%
1880 5814 80.8%
1890 14,941 157%
1900 36,013 141%
1910 78,374 117.6%
1920 88,257 12.6%
1930 153,519 73.9%
1940 180.148 17.3%
1950 249,894 38.7%
1960 397,788 59.2%
1970 490.265 23.2%
1980 646.960 32%
1990 834.054 28.9%
2000 998.948 19.8%
2010 1,229,226 23.1%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

As of the 2010 census , Hillsborough County had 1,229,226 people in 536,002 households. The population density was 451.8 people per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 71.3% white, 16.7% African American , 0.4% American Indian and 3.4% Asian Americans . 5.1% were members of other races and 3.1% of different races. 24.9% of the population was Hispanic or Latino .

In 2010 there were children under the age of 18 in 33.6% of all households and persons aged 65 or over in 22.6% of all households. 64.3% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or a parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.11.

26.9% of the population were younger than 20 years, 28.6% were 20 to 39 years old, 27.6% were 40 to 59 years old, and 17.0% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 36 years. 48.7% of the population were male and 51.3% were female.

The median income for a household in the 49,450 USD , while 16.5% of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 74.59% of the population, 19.52% spoke Spanish and 5.89% had another mother tongue.

Further educational institutions

  • Argosy University in Tampa
  • Florida College at Temple Terrace
  • Florida Metropolitan University at Brandon
  • Florida Metropolitan University in Tampa
  • Hillsborough Community College in Tampa Bay
  • International Academy of Design & Technology in Tampa
  • ITT Technical Institute in Tampa
  • Keller Graduate School of Management in Tampa
  • Remington College in Tampa
  • Southwest Florida College in Tampa
  • University of Phoenix at Tampa
  • University of South Florida at Tampa
  • University of Tampa at Tampa

Places in Hillsborough County

Hillsborough County localities with 2010 census population :

Cities :

Census-designated places :

Web links

Commons : Hillsborough County, Florida  - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. GNIS-ID: 295757. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  3. Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 14, 2011
  4. Excerpt from census.gov (2000 + 2010) ( Memento of the original from July 11, 2011 on WebCite ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 31, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / quickfacts.census.gov
  5. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved March 11, 2014.
  6. Language distribution 2010 . Modern Language Association . Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved March 11, 2014. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mla.org

Coordinates: 27 ° 55 '  N , 82 ° 21'  W