Back مقاطعة هيلزبورو (فلوريدا) Arabic Hillsborough County, Florida BAR Хилсбъроу (окръг, Флорида) Bulgarian হিলসব্যুরো কাউন্টি, ফ্লোরিডা BPY Hillsborough Gông (Florida) CDO Хиллсборо (гуо, Флорида) CE Hillsborough County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Florida) CEB Hillsborough County (Florida) Czech Hillsborough County, Florida CY Hillsborough County (Florida) German
Hillsborough County | |
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 Downtown Tampa skyline | |
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 Location within the U.S. state of Florida | |
 Florida's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 27°55′N 82°21′W / 27.91°N 82.35°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| Founded | January 25, 1834 |
| Named for | Wills Hill, Earl of Hillsborough |
| Seat | Tampa |
| Largest city | Tampa |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,266 sq mi (3,280 km2) |
| • Land | 1,020 sq mi (2,600 km2) |
| • Water | 246 sq mi (640 km2) 19.4% |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,459,762[1] |
| • Density | 1,431/sq mi (553/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Congressional districts | 14th, 15th, 16th |
| Website | www |
Hillsborough County is located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. In the 2020 census, the population was 1,459,762,[2] making it the fourth-most populous county in Florida and the most populous county outside the Miami metropolitan area. A 2021 estimate has the population of Hillsborough County at 1,512,070 people with a yearly growth rate of 1.34%,[3] which itself is greater than the populations of 12 states according to their 2019 population estimates.[4] Its county seat and largest city is Tampa.[5] Hillsborough County is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area.
- ^ "Census".
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 25, 2021.
- ^ "Population and Housing Unit Estimates". Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website" (XLSX). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.