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Hillsborough County, Florida

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. A 2021 estimate has the population of Hillsborough County at 1,512,070 people with a yearly growth rate of 1.34%,[3] which itself is greater than the populations of 12 states according to their 2019 population estimates.[4] Its county seat and largest city is Tampa.[5] Hillsborough County is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Hillsborough County

 United States

 Florida

January 25, 1834

Wills Hill, Earl of Hillsborough

Tampa

Tampa

1,266 sq mi (3,280 km2)

1,020 sq mi (2,600 km2)

246 sq mi (640 km2)  19.4%

1,459,762[1]

1,431/sq mi (553/km2)

UTC−5 (Eastern)

UTC−4 (EDT)

14th, 15th, 16th

www.hillsboroughcounty.org

On the Alafia River near Lithia Springs Park

On the Alafia River near Lithia Springs Park

An alligator in the Alafia River State Park

An alligator in the Alafia River State Park

Hurrah Lake on the Alafia River

Hurrah Lake on the Alafia River

Sandhill crane at Hillsborough River State Park

Sandhill crane at Hillsborough River State Park

On the Hillsborough River near Lettuce Lake Park

On the Hillsborough River near Lettuce Lake Park

(71.3% when including White Hispanics): 53.7% (12.1% German, 11.0% Irish, 8.9% English, 6.7% Italian, 2.6% French, 2.4% Polish, 1.9% Scottish, 1.6% Scotch-Irish, 1.3% Dutch, 0.8% Russian, 0.8% Swedish, 0.7% Welsh, 0.6% French Canadian, 0.6% Norwegian, 0.5% Hungarian, 0.5% Greek)[21]

White (non-Hispanic)

(16.7% when including Black Hispanics): 15.6% (2.4% West Indian/Afro-Caribbean American [0.7% Jamaican, 0.6% Haitian, 0.5% Other or Unspecified West Indian, 0.1% Trinidadian and Tobagonian, 0.1% British West Indian, 0.1% U.S. Virgin Islander] 0.9% Subsaharan African)[21][23]

Black (non-Hispanic)

or Latino of any race: 24.9% (7.4% Puerto Rican, 5.3% Cuban, 5.3% Mexican, 1.2% Colombian, 1.1% Dominican, 0.7% Spaniard, 0.5% Honduran)[21][24]

Hispanic

: 3.4% (1.2% Indian, 0.5% Vietnamese, 0.5% Filipino, 0.4% Chinese, 0.4% Other Asian, 0.3% Korean, 0.1% Japanese)[21][22]

Asian

: 3.1%

Two or more races

: 0.4%

American Indian and Alaska Native

: 0.1%[21][22]

Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander

: 5.0% (0.6% Arab)[21]

Other Races

Clerk of the Circuit Court: Cindy Stuart (D)

Sheriff: Chad Chronister (R)

Property Appraiser: (D)

Bob Henriquez

Tax Collector: Nancy Millan (D)

Supervisor of Elections: Craig Latimer (D)

Natural resources and mining 2.0%

Construction 4.6%

Manufacturing 4.1%

Trade, transportation, and utilities 19.5%

Information 3.0%

Financial activities 9.2%

Professional and business services 18.1%

Education and health services 14.6%

Leisure and hospitality 10.3%

Other services 2.7%

Public administration 4.7%

Education[edit]

Hillsborough County Public Schools operate the public schools in the county.[41] Hillsborough County has the eighth-largest school district in the United States consisting of 206 schools (133 elementary schools, 42 middle schools, two K-8 schools, 27 traditional high schools, and four career centers, with 73 additional schools including charter, ESE, etc.).[42] In 2013, 12 of Hillsborough County's 27 public high schools were ranked in Newsweek's list of America's Best High Schools.[43] In 2012 and 2013, all 27 public high schools were included on the Washington Post's list of the 2000 most challenging schools in America.[44]

in Tampa

Tampa Museum of Art

in Tampa

Florida Museum of Photographic Arts

in Tampa

Glazer Children’s Museum

Museum of Science & Industry (Tampa)

in Tampa

Henry B. Plant Museum

in Tampa

Tampa Bay History Center

(Silver Star, Thruway bus service)

Amtrak

Greyhound

Flixbus

RedCoach

Egmont Key National Wildlife Refuge

- 384,959

Tampa

- 39,764

Plant City

- 26,690

Temple Terrace

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

Hillsborough County Public Schools

National Register of Historic Places listings in Hillsborough County, Florida

USS Hillsborough County (LST-827)

Upper Tampa Bay Park

List of schools in Hillsborough County, Florida

List of counties in Florida

List of tallest buildings in Tampa

Official website

27°55′N 82°21′W / 27.91°N 82.35°W / 27.91; -82.35