Florida Real Estate Info - Tampa, FL
Tampa is a major United States city in Hillsborough County, on the west coast of Florida. The population within the city limits in 2005, according to the Census was 326,519; it is the third-largest city in Florida, behind Jacksonville and Miami.
Tampa is a part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area, most commonly referred to as the "Tampa Bay area". The four-county area is composed of roughly 2.7 million residents, making it the second largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the state behind Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, the third largest in the Southeastern United States, and the twelfth largest DMA Market in the United States.
Tampa Florida Weather and Climate
Tampa's climate is subtropical, with a threat of frost about once every 2-3 years. Highs usually stay between 65 and 95 °F (18 and 35 °C) year round, and lows rarely go below 32 °F (0 °C). These rare freezes are an enormous threat to area agriculture and aquaculture. Likewise, summer temperatures are predictable, and have never risen above 100 °F (38 °C). The all-time record high temperature in downtown was 99 °F (37 °C), recorded on June 5.
Tampa Florida Population and Demographics
| City of Tampa Population by Year | |
| 1850 | 974 (Z) |
| 1860 | not returned |
| 1870 | 796 |
| 1880 | 720 |
| 1890 | 5,532 |
| 1900 | 15,839 |
| 1910 | 37,782 |
| 1920 | 51,608 |
| 1930 | 101,161 |
| 1940 | 108,391 |
| 1950 | 124,681 |
| 1960 | 274,970 |
| 1970 | 277,714 |
| 1980 | 271,523 |
| 1990 | 280,015 |
| 2000 | 303,447 |
| 2004 | 321,772 (Est.) |
| 2005 | 326,519 (Est.) |
| (Z): Population including Fort Brooke. | |
Tampa's Economy
International Plaza and Bay Street.
Like much of Florida, Tampa's economy is heavily based on services and tourism. There is a huge net influx of cash into the area. Many wealthy people have winter houses here, and the upscale Tampa Palms neighborhood is a desirable destination for retired professional athletes. Many corporations, such as large banks and telecommunications companies, maintain regional offices in Tampa, and the city is an extremely popular location for call centers.
The downtown area is also undergoing a large transformation to be mostly completed in time for the hosting of the Superbowl in 2009 with over 43 condo, hotel, and mixed-use developments proposed/approved/under construction as of October 2005. An earlier list by the city of Tampa includes large developments that have been approved and/or are under construction. A large portion of these projects have multiple towers to compensate for the high land values in Downtown Tampa. The next tower currently under construction in the central business district is the Trump Tower Tampa, the largest residential tower on the Gulf Coast according to The Tampa Bay Business Journal.
Tampa's port is now the seventh largest in the nation and Florida's largest tonnage port, handling nearly half of all seaborne commerce that passes through the state. Here the cruise industry thrives.
Fortune 500 company Publix, a supermarket chain, is headquartered in nearby Lakeland, Florida.
Tampa Florida Airports
- Tampa International Airport is the city's main airport. In March 2003 Conde Nast Traveler magazine ranked the airport #1 in the US and #3 in the world.
- Peter O. Knight Airport is a small general aviation terminal located on Davis Islands near downtown.
- Vandenberg Airport is another option for general aviation fliers.
- St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport is across the bay and offers another option for air travelers.
External Links:
- Tampa Bay Convention and Visitors Bureau
- Tampa Chamber of Commerce
- Tampa Bay History Center
- Tampa-Hillsborough County Storytelling Festival
- City of Tampa Web site
- Maps and aerial photos of Tampa Florida Real Estate: 27.970898° -82.46464°
- Street map from Google Maps or Yahoo! Maps
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
- Satellite image from Google Maps or Windows Live Local
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