Tampa, Florida

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The 2000 Census showed that Tampa had a population of 303,447 people^<1>. This represents 1.89% of the total population of Florida, making it the state's 3rd 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	170 mi [273.6 km]	807,815	9.81% increase
2	Miami	SE	205 mi [329.9 km]	413,201	14% increase
-3-	Tampa			340,882	12.34% increase
4	Saint Petersburg	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	245,314	1.18% decrease
5	Hialeah	SE	197 mi [317 km]	210,542	7.01% decrease
6	Orlando	NE	77 mi [123.9 km]	230,519	23.97% increase
7	Fort Lauderdale	SE	191 mi [307.4 km]	183,126	20.16% increase

Tampa had 135,776 Housing Units^<3> at the time of the 2000 Census.

The 2000 Census shows that Tampa has a total area of 170.6 square miles [441.8 km²]^<4>. Of this total, 112.1 square miles [290.2 km²]58.5 square miles [151.6 km²]).

Using the above population and land area values, Tampa had a 2000 population density of 2,707 people per square mile [1,045 people/km²], making it the state's 110th most densely populated area.

Hillsborough County

The coastal city of Tampa is located in Hillsborough County and is the county seat.

The county had a population of 1,003,266 people at the 2000 Census. With it's population of 303,447 people, Tampa contained 30.25% of the Hillsborough County total.

In addition, where the community of Tampa has a population density of 2,707 people per square mile [1,045 people/km²], Hillsborough County averages 954 people per square mile [368.6 people/km²].

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

Population Rings

To help identify the number of people who live in Tampa and the surrounding area, we have drawn concentric rings centered on Tampa. 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 Tampa. Not only does the QuickFact have details about Tampa, it also contains a comparison between Tampa and the state of Florida.

Click here for the Tampa QuickFact (QF-1271000).

The following communities are nearby Tampa and also have Census QuickFacts:

	Community	Census QuickFact	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Pinellas Park	QF-1256975	SW	16 mi [25.75 km]	47,173	3.32% increase
	Clearwater	QF-1212875	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	105,774	2.77% decrease
	Saint Petersburg	QF-1263000	SW	17 mi [27.36 km]	245,314	1.18% decrease
	Largo	QF-1239425	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	72,732	4.84% increase
	Dunedin	QF-1218575	W	20 mi [32.19 km]	35,988	0.83% increase
	Plant City	QF-1257550	E	21 mi [33.8 km]	32,761	9.51% increase

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

A Census Quickfact is available for Hillsborough County (QF-12057).

Below are QuickFacts for the counties that border Hillsborough County.

	County	Census QuickFact	Direction	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Hardee	QF-12049	SE	28,888	7.37% increase
	Manatee	QF-12081	S	315,766	18.88% increase
	Pasco	QF-12101	N	471,028	35.64% increase
	Pinellas	QF-12103	W	910,260	1.31% decrease
	Polk	QF-12105	E	580,594	19.63% increase

Miscellaneous Information

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

Tampa 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 Tampa.

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<6>

Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when 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) Tampa. 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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