Ruskin, Florida | |
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 Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 27°42′53″N 82°26′1″W / 27.71472°N 82.43361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Hillsborough |
| Established | August 7, 1908 |
| Named for | John Ruskin |
| Area | |
• Total | 19.53 sq mi (50.59 km2) |
| • Land | 18.19 sq mi (47.11 km2) |
| • Water | 1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 28,620 |
| • Density | 1,573.31/sq mi (607.46/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 33570-33573, 33575 |
| Area code | 813 |
| FIPS code | 12-62275[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0290065[3] |
Ruskin is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida. The area was part of the chiefdom of the Uzita at the time of the Hernando de Soto expedition in 1539. The community was founded August 7, 1908, on the shores of the Little Manatee River. It was developed by Dr. George McAnelly Miller, an attorney and professor at Ruskin College in Trenton, Missouri, and Addie Dickman Miller. It is named after the essayist and social critic John Ruskin. Miller established the short-lived Ruskin College.[4] It was one of the Ruskin Colleges.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ruskin College Destroyed by Fire - Ruskin, Florida". Ruskinhistory.org. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved August 10, 2017.