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With an estimated population of 403,364 in 2023, Tampa is the 49th-most populous city in the country and the third-most populous city in Florida after Jacksonville and Miami. Tampa was founded as a military center in the 19th century, with the establishment of Fort Brooke .
The population of the Tampa Bay MSA is 3,175,275 people as of the 2020 United States census. [11] The Office of Management and Budget now divides the MSA into the Tampa Metropolitan Division, consisting of Hillsborough, Pasco and Hernando counties, and the Saint Petersburg-Clearwater-Largo Metropolitan Division, consisting of Pinellas County.
This list ranks the top 150 U.S. cities (incorporated places) by 2024 land area.Total areas including water are also given, but when ranked by total area, a number of coastal cities appear disproportionately larger.
City 1925 150 Florida City: Miami-Dade: 13,085 6.0 sq mi 15.5 km 2: ... City 1963 3 Tampa† Hillsborough: 384,959 114.0 sq mi 295.3 km 2: Mayor–council City
Tampa Bay formed approximately 6,000 years ago as a brackish drowned river valley type [4] estuary with a wide mouth connecting it to the Gulf of Mexico.Prior to that time, it was a large fresh water lake, possibly fed by the Floridan Aquifer through natural springs. [5]
The last time Tampa Bay was hit by a major hurricane was 1921, when just a few hundred people lived in sparsely developed backwater towns -- and the community was still devastated.
Hillsborough County is located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Florida.In the 2020 census, the population was 1,459,762, [2] making it the fourth-most populous county in Florida and the most populous county outside the Miami metropolitan area.
Here are some parallels between Detroit and Tampa Bay before the Lions and Buccaneers square off in the NFL playoffs. Detroit vs. Tampa: Comparing the two cities preparing for two big games Sunday ...