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Spanish maps dated from 1584 identifies Tampa Bay as Baya de Spirito Santo ("Bay of the Holy Spirit"). [37] A map dated 1695 identifies the area as Bahia Tampa . [ 38 ] Later maps dated 1794 [ 39 ] and 1800 [ 40 ] show the bay divided with three different names, Tampa Bay west of the Interbay peninsula and Hillsboro Bay on the east with an ...
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 .
A 1748 British map had "B. del Spirito Santo" for Tampa Bay and "Carlos Bay" to the south. A Spanish map of 1757 renamed Tampa Bay as "San Fernando". As late as 1774, Bernard Romans called Tampa Bay "Bay of Espiritu Santo", with "Tampa Bay" restricted to the Northwest arm, what is now Old Tampa Bay, and the northeast arm named "Hillsborough Bay".
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]
Hillsborough County Courthouse, c. 1891 Hillsborough County Courthouse and Confederate Monument in Tampa Hillsborough County was created on January 25, 1834, from Alachua and Monroe Counties, [6] during the U.S. territorial period (1822–1845).
In Tampa Bay: Picnic Islands: Miami-Dade Small group of artificial islands in Biscayne Bay Pigeon Key: 5 acres (2.0 ha) Monroe In the middle Florida Keys Pine Island: 18 square miles (47 km 2) Lee Largest island in Florida Plantation Key: Monroe In the upper Florida Keys Porgy Key: Miami-Dade In Biscayne National Park Ragged Keys: Miami-Dade
Location of Tampa in Hillsborough County, Florida. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Tampa, Florida. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tampa, Florida. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the ...
Despite challenges from groups such as the NAACP and Common Cause, the current map was upheld by a panel of judges from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, which found that, while a partisan gerrymander, there was not sufficient evidence that the maps are a racial gerrymander.