Dade City, Florida | |
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 Downtown Dade City (2024) | |
| Nickname(s): "Tree City, U.S.A." | |
| Motto(s): "Proud Heritage, Promising Future" | |
 Location in Pasco County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°21′51″N 82°11′19″W / 28.36417°N 82.18861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Pasco |
| Settled | 1870s-1880s |
| Incorporated | 1889 |
| Named for | Francis L. Dade |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission–manager |
| • Mayor | Scott Black |
| • Mayor pro tem | Normita "Angel" Woodard |
| • Commissioners | James "Jim" Shive, Kristin Church, and Ann Cosentino |
| • City manager | Leslie Porter |
| • City clerk | Angie Guy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.89 sq mi (17.85 km2) |
| • Land | 6.68 sq mi (17.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.53 km2) |
| Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 7,275 |
| • Density | 1,088.42/sq mi (420.22/km2) |
| Demonym | Dade Citian |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 33523, 33525, 33526 |
| Area code | 352 |
| FIPS code | 12-16125[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0281254[3] |
| Website | www |
Dade City, officially the City of Dade City, is a city in and the county seat of Pasco County, Florida,[4] United States. It is located in the Tampa Bay Area, north east of Tampa and south west of Orlando. The population was 7,275 as of the 2020 census. The current Mayor of Dade City is Scott Black.
The city was named after U.S. Army Major Francis L. Dade who was killed alongside most of the men he led from Fort Brooke (present-day Tampa) to Fort King (present-day Ocala) in the Dade Battle, which marked the beginning of the Second Seminole War.
The gently rolling hills of eastern Pasco County give way to this quintessential Southern small town that is known and beloved by many for its slow-paced, "Old Florida" ambience.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 12, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2018.