Hillsborough County | |
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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.