Plant City, Florida | |
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| City of Plant City | |
 Plant City's city hall | |
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| Nickname: | |
| Motto: "Preserving the Past·Embracing the Future"[3] | |
 Location in Hillsborough County and the U.S. state of Florida | |
  Plant City, Florida Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 28°1′N 82°8′W / 28.017°N 82.133°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County |  Hillsborough |
| Settled (Ichepuckesassa) | c. mid-1800s-1859[3][4] |
| Settled (Cork) | c. 1860-January 9, 1885[4] |
| Incorporated (Town of Plant City) | January 10, 1885[4][5] |
| Incorporated (City of Plant City) | 1911[4] |
| Named for | Henry B. Plant |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nathan A. Kilton[6] |
| • Vice Mayor | Mary Thomas Mathis |
| • Commissioners | William D. Dodson, Michael S. Sparkman, and Jason M. Jones |
| • City Manager | Bill McDaniel |
| • City Clerk | Kerri J. Miller |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.12 sq mi (75.43 km2) |
| • Land | 28.19 sq mi (73.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.93 sq mi (2.41 km2) |
| Elevation | 128 ft (39 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 39,764 |
| • Density | 1,410.42/sq mi (544.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 33563-33567 |
| Area code(s) | 813, 656 |
| FIPS code | 12-57550[8] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0289021[9] |
| Website | www |
Plant City is an incorporated city in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, approximately midway between Brandon and Lakeland along Interstate 4. It is part of the Tampa Bay area. The population was 39,764 at the 2020 census.
Despite many thinking it was named for flora grown at plant nurseries (especially vegetables and fruits, as well as tropical houseplants) in its subtropical Gulf Coast climate, it was named after prominent railroad developer Henry B. Plant[3] (see Plant System). Plant City is known as the winter strawberry capital of the world[1][2] and hosts the annual Florida Strawberry Festival in the late winter (usually in February or early March), which is attended by people from all over the United States as well as many people from around the world.
- ^ a b "How Plant City became the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World". WTSP.
- ^ a b "How Plant City became the winter strawberry capital of the world". NPR.
- ^ a b c Plant City - History
- ^ a b c d "Plant City, Florida, 1885-1940: A Study In Southern Urban Development (Pages 10, 16, 18, 29, & 68)". University of Central Florida.
- ^ "GEORGE LANSING TAYLOR COLLECTION MAIN GALLERY: Town of Plant City Marker, Plant City, FL". University of North Florida.
- ^ "Nathan Kilton City of Plant City Florida". Retrieved July 22, 2022.
- ^ "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. Retrieved January 31, 2008.