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Tampa (/ ˈ t æ m p ə / ⓘ TAM-pə) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. state of Florida. Tampa's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the county seat of Hillsborough County.
Tampa Bay, like other parts of Florida, is extremely vulnerable to sea level rise caused by climate change. [18] The sea level has risen 8 inches (200 mm) since 1946. [18] Tampa Bay is also one of the areas in the US most at risk when hurricanes arrive because of its location, growing population, and the geography of the bay.
The Tampa Bay area is a major metropolitan area surrounding Tampa Bay on the Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States. It includes the main cities of Tampa , St. Petersburg , and Clearwater . It is the 17th-largest metropolitan area in the United States, with a population of 3,175,275 as of the 2020 U.S. census .
The Blue Book and History of Pioneers, Tampa Florida (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 11, 2018; Ivey, Donald J. (1998). The Life and Times of John Thomas Lesley. Kerstein, Robert (2001). Politics and Growth in Twentieth-Century Tampa. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida. ISBN 0-8130-2083-2.
Tampa, the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Florida, is home to 168 completed high-rises, [1] 34 of which stand taller than 250 feet (76 m). The tallest building in Tampa is the 42-story 100 North Tampa , which rises 579 feet (176 m) and was completed in 1992. [ 2 ]
1821 – Spain transfers control of Florida to the United States per the Adams-Onis Treaty; 1824 – Fort Brooke established by U.S. Army on Tampa Bay in the Territory of Florida. [1] 1831 – Tampa Bay post office established. [2] Fort Brooke ca. 1840. 1845 – Tampa Bay becomes part of the new U.S. state of Florida. [1] 1848 – 1848 Tampa ...
The city of Tampa, Florida is officially divided into six geographical regions: New Tampa, West Tampa, Brooklyn Village, Downtown Tampa, Ybor City, and Channel District each coinciding with a respective Tampa City Council district. [1]
The Mayor is the highest elected official in Tampa, Florida.Since its incorporation in 1856, the town has had 59 mayors. Tampa had no mayor from 1862 until 1866, during which time the city government was temporarily suspended during and immediately after the American Civil War.