Saint Petersburg, Florida

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The 2000 Census showed that Saint Petersburg had a population of 248,232 people^<1>. This represents 1.55% of the total population of Florida, making it the state's 4th most populous community.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated.

Below is a list of similarily sized communities (while rank is based on the 2000 Census, the population shown is estimated for 2008):

Rank in 2000	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
1	Jacksonville	N	187 mi [300.9 km]	807,815	9.81% increase
2	Miami	SE	203 mi [326.7 km]	413,201	14% increase
3	Tampa	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	340,882	12.34% increase
-4-	Saint Petersburg			245,314	1.18% decrease
5	Hialeah	SE	194 mi [312.2 km]	210,542	7.01% decrease
6	Orlando	NE	93 mi [149.7 km]	230,519	23.97% increase
7	Fort Lauderdale	SE	190 mi [305.8 km]	183,126	20.16% increase

Saint Petersburg had 124,618 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Saint Petersburg has a total area of 133.1 square miles [344.7 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 59.6 square miles [154.4 km²]73.5 square miles [190.2 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Saint Petersburg had a 2000 population density of 4,163 people per square mile [1,607 people/km²], making it the state's 67th most densely populated area.

Pinellas County

The coastal city of Saint Petersburg is located in Pinellas County.

The county had a population of 922,308 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 248,232 people, Saint Petersburg contained 26.91% of the Pinellas County total.

In addition, where the community of Saint Petersburg has a population density of 4,163 people per square mile [1,607 people/km²], Pinellas County averages 3,294 people per square mile [1,272 people/km²].

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Pinellas County.

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Saint Petersburg and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Saint Petersburg. We counted the number of communities within each ring and summed their populations.^<5>

US Census QuickFacts

The Census Bureau has created documents containing demographic information called QuickFacts. Although they don't create QuickFacts for all communities, they do have one for Saint Petersburg. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Saint Petersburg, it also contains a comparison between Saint Petersburg and the state of Florida.

Click here for the Saint Petersburg QuickFact (QF-1263000).

The following communities are nearby Saint Petersburg and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Pinellas Park	QF-1256975	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	47,173	3.32% increase
	Largo	QF-1239425	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	72,732	4.84% increase
	Clearwater	QF-1212875	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	105,774	2.77% decrease
	Tampa	QF-1271000	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	340,882	12.34% increase
	Bradenton	QF-1207950	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	53,513	8.1% increase
	Dunedin	QF-1218575	NW	21 mi [33.8 km]	35,988	0.83% increase
	Sarasota	QF-1264175	S	29 mi [46.67 km]	52,340	0.71% decrease

For more about neighboring communities, please visit our Neighborhood Page for Saint Petersburg.

A Census Quickfact is available for Pinellas County (QF-12103).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Pinellas County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Hillsborough	QF-12057	E	1,180,784	17.69% increase
	Pasco	QF-12101	NE	471,028	35.64% increase

Miscellaneous Information

The Federal government has assigned identifying codes to each community, county and state. The following FIPS codes apply to Saint Petersburg:

Saint Petersburg is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and in Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about various Federal Codes, please visit our Misc. Page for Saint Petersburg.

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<6>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Saint Petersburg. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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