Hillsborough County, Florida

Hillsborough County
County
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 / 27.91; -82.35
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)[1]
• Total	1,459,762
• Density	1,431/sq mi (553/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Website	www.hillsboroughcounty.org

Hillsborough County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida, and was formed on June 13, 1915. As of 2020, 1,459,762 people lived there.^[1] Hillsborough County's seat is Tampa.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "QuickFacts: Hillsborough County, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 10, 2023.