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The '''Tampa Bay Area''', also known as '''the Bay Area''', '''Bay Area, FL''' (in constrast to the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]), or simply '''[[Tampa Bay]]''' after the body of water it surrounds, is the second most populated metropolitan region in the state of [[Florida]], and the [[List of United States metropolitan statistical areas by population|19th-largest metro area]] in the [[United States]]. It is defined by the [[Office of Management and Budget]] for [[United States Census Bureau|census]] purposes as thethe '''[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]-[[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]]-[[Clearwater, Florida|Clearwater]], [[Florida]], [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]'''. The population for the Tampa Bay Area currently stands at 2,697,731, as of a [[July 1]], [[2006]] estimate<ref>http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb07-51tbl2.pdf</ref>. The Tampa Bay Partnership and U.S. Census data showed an average annual growth of 2.47 percent, or a gain of approximately 97,000 residents per year. Between 2000 and 2006, Tampa Bay communities experienced a combined growth rate of 14.8 percent, growing from 3.4 million to 3.9 million and hitting the 4 million mark on April 1, 2007 in the continuous tampa urban area<ref>http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2007/06/18/daily33.html?from_rss=1</ref>.
The '''Tampa Bay Area''', also known as '''the Bay Area''', '''Bay Area, FL''' (in constrast to the [[San Francisco Bay Area]]), or simply '''[[Tampa Bay]]''' after the body of water it surrounds, is the second most populated metropolitan region in the state of [[Florida]], and the [[List of United States metropolitan statistical areas by population|19th-largest metro area]] in the [[United States]]. It is defined by the [[Office of Management and Budget]] for [[United States Census Bureau|census]] purposes as thethe '''[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]-[[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]]-[[Clearwater, Florida|Clearwater]], [[Florida]], [[Metropolitan Statistical Area]]'''. The population for the Tampa Bay Area currently stands at 2,697,731, as of a [[July 1]], [[2006]] estimate<ref>http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb07-51tbl2.pdf</ref>. The Tampa Bay Partnership and U.S. Census data showed an average annual growth of 2.47 percent, or a gain of approximately 97,000 residents per year. Between 2000 and 2006, the combined Tampa Bay and Sarasota region (comprising eight counties) experienced a combined growth rate of 14.8 percent, growing from 3.4 million to 3.9 million and hitting the 4 million mark on April 1, 2007 in the continuous tampa urban area<ref>http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2007/06/18/daily33.html?from_rss=1</ref>.


==Counties==
==Counties==

Revision as of 02:58, 2 November 2007

Tampa Bay Area
Population
2,697,731 (2,006 est.)

The Tampa Bay Area, also known as the Bay Area, Bay Area, FL (in constrast to the San Francisco Bay Area), or simply Tampa Bay after the body of water it surrounds, is the second most populated metropolitan region in the state of Florida, and the 19th-largest metro area in the United States. It is defined by the Office of Management and Budget for census purposes as thethe Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida, Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population for the Tampa Bay Area currently stands at 2,697,731, as of a July 1, 2006 estimate[1]. The Tampa Bay Partnership and U.S. Census data showed an average annual growth of 2.47 percent, or a gain of approximately 97,000 residents per year. Between 2000 and 2006, the combined Tampa Bay and Sarasota region (comprising eight counties) experienced a combined growth rate of 14.8 percent, growing from 3.4 million to 3.9 million and hitting the 4 million mark on April 1, 2007 in the continuous tampa urban area[2].

Counties

The following is the list of counties that make up the Tampa Bay Area.

Demographics

As of 2000

  • White (Non-Hispanic/Latino)- 1,821,955 76.0%
  • Black - 248,058 10.4%
  • Hispanic - 248,642 10.4%
  • Asian/Pacific Islander - 57,235 2.4%

Cities

The following is a list of important cities and unincorporated communities that serves the metropolitan area.

Primary Cities

Suburbs between 50,000 to 100,000 Inhabitants

Suburbs with 10,000 to 50,000 Inhabitants

Attractions

Other attractions include Busch Gardens, the Salvador Dalí Museum, the Florida Aquarium, Museum of Science and Industry, the Florida Holocaust Museum, Lowry Park Zoo and Weeki Wachee Springs. Long established cities, such as Cuban flavored Ybor City, near the bay contain historic architecture. Fresh seafood and locally grown produce are available in many restaurants. Sports attractions include the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, the Tampa Bay Lightning, and many professional quality golf courses, tennis courts, and pools. The area is highly noted for its beaches and nightlife as well.

Sports teams

The Tampa Bay Area is home to three major professional sports teams and a number of minor-league and college teams.

Major League Baseball Spring training teams in the area

Spring training in Florida for teams in the Grapefruit League:

Minor League teams

Minor League baseball teams in the area include: Florida State League (Single-A baseball)

Sporting Events

Transportation

The Tampa Bay Area is served by three major interstate highways.

  1. Interstate 4
  2. Interstate 75
  3. Interstate 275

Hillsborough County is also served by other roadways such as the Lee Roy Selmon Crosstown Expressway (SR 618) which commutes workers from Brandon into downtown Tampa and the Veterans Expressway/Suncoast Parkway (Toll 589) which serves traffic from the Citrus/Hernando County border southward into Tampa.

In Pinellas County, US 19 is the main north-south route through the county, and is being upgraded to freeway standards complete with frontage roads to ease congestion through the north part of the county. Also, the Bayside Bridge allows traffic to go from Clearwater into St. Petersburg without having to use US 19. In the southern part of the county, Interstate 175 and Interstate 375 provide easier access into downtown St. Petersburg.

The Courtney Campbell Causeway (SR 60) is one of the 3 roads that connect Pinellas County to Hillsborough County across the bay. The other two are the Howard Franklin Bridge (I-275) and Gandy Bridge (US 92). The Sunshine Skyway Bridge is part of I-275 and connects Bradenton and other Manatee County and Sarasota County commuters into Pinellas County.

See also

United States metropolitan area

References

  1. ^ http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb07-51tbl2.pdf
  2. ^ http://www.bizjournals.com/tampabay/stories/2007/06/18/daily33.html?from_rss=1
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tampa_Bay_area&diff=prev&oldid=168653723

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