Hillsborough County
Statistics
Founded: 1834
Population: 1,147,140 (2005 est.)
Area: 1,072 sq. miles
- Named after Wills Hill, a British politician who served as a Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1768-1772, a critical period leading toward the American Revolution.
- Incorporated cities are Tampa, Temple Terrace, and Plant City. Tampa is the largest city and serves as the county seat.
- Unincorporated area covers 909 sq. miles or over 84% of total – an unusually high percentage for a county of this size. “Unincorporated” in law is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality. To “incorporate” in this context means to form a municipal corporation, i.e., a city or town with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a city government. Such regions are generally administered by default as a part of larger territorial divisions such as county.
Unincorporated places include
- Apollo Beach
- Balm
- Bloomingdale
- Boyette Springs
- Brandon
- Carrollwood
- Carrollwood Village
- Citrus Park
- Coronet
- Del Rio
- Dover
- Durant
- East Lake-Orient Park
- Egypt Lake
- Fort Lonesome
- Gibsonton
- Greater Northdale
- Keysville
- Knights
- Lake Fern
- Lake Magdalene
- Lithia
- Lutz
- MacDill AFB
- Mango
- Palm River-Clair Mel
- Picnic
- Riverview
- Ruskin
- Seffner
- Sun City
- Sun City Center
- Sydney
- Thonotosassa
- Town n' Country
- University West
- Valrico
- West Park
- Wimauma
- Ybor City
Government Websites
Hillsborough County Website
Hillsborough County Property Appraiser
Hillsborough County Tax Collector