Largo, Florida | |
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 Largo Public Library | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname: The City of Progress | |
 Location in Pinellas County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 27°54′34″N 82°47′14″W / 27.90944°N 82.78722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Pinellas |
| Incorporated | June 6, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission–Manager |
| • Mayor | Woody Brown |
| • Commissioners | Michael Smith, Curtis Holmes, Eric Gerard, Jamie Robinson, Donna Holck, and Chris Johnson |
| • City Manager | John Curp |
| • City Clerk | Diane L. Bruner |
| • City Attorney | Alan S. Zimmet |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.59 sq mi (50.73 km2) |
| • Land | 18.60 sq mi (48.17 km2) |
| • Water | 0.99 sq mi (2.56 km2) |
| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 82,485 |
| • Density | 4,435.39/sq mi (1,712.52/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 33770-33779 |
| Area code | 727 |
| FIPS code | 12-39425[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 285346[2] |
| Website | www |
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 9⁄16 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[update].[5]
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geography Profile - Largo city, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 17, 2024.
- ^ "Tree City USA at arborday.org". www.arborday.org. Retrieved March 4, 2022.