Largo, Florida

Largo, Florida
Largo Public Library
Largo Public Library
Flag of Largo, Florida
Nickname: 
The City of Progress
Location in Pinellas County and the state of Florida
Location in Pinellas County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°54′34″N 82°47′14″W / 27.90944°N 82.78722°W / 27.90944; -82.78722
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyPinellas
IncorporatedJune 6, 1905
Government
 • TypeCommission–Manager
 • MayorWoody Brown
 • CommissionersMichael Smith,
Curtis Holmes,
Eric Gerard,
Jamie Robinson,
Donna Holck, and
Chris Johnson
 • City ManagerJohn Curp
 • City ClerkDiane L. Bruner
 • City AttorneyAlan S. Zimmet
Area
 • Total19.59 sq mi (50.73 km2)
 • Land18.60 sq mi (48.17 km2)
 • Water0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2)
Elevation33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total82,485
 • Density4,435.39/sq mi (1,712.52/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
33770-33779
Area code727
FIPS code12-39425[3]
GNIS feature ID285346[2]
Websitewww.largo.com

Largo is the third largest city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States, as well as the fourth largest in the Tampa Bay area. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 82,485,[4] up from 77,648 in 2010.

Largo was first incorporated in 1905. In 1913, it became the first municipality in Pinellas County to adopt a council-manager government. It switched back and forth between "town" and "city" a few times, and became a city again in 1974. It was an exporter of agricultural products until the 1960s population growth began to transform it into a bedroom community. From 1905 to 2010, Largo grew in area from 916 of a square mile (1.5 km2) to about 19 square miles (48 km2), and in population from about 300 people to more than 70,000. Largo began as a rural farming community and became the third largest city in Florida's most densely populated county.

Largo is a sister city to Tosayamada, Kōchi, Japan, and has been named a National Arbor Day Tree City for 35 years in a row as of 2023.[5]

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "Geography Profile - Largo city, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Tree City USA at arborday.org". www.arborday.org. Retrieved March 4, 2022.