County Population:867,189 Approx.
Tampa Bay Metro Population: 2,142,500 (1st in Fla., 2nd in Southeast, 20th in U.S.)
County seat: Clearwater
Fourth Largest County in Florida
Pinellas County averages 361 days of sunshine each year, according to the Tourist Development Council
Tarpon Springs
Incorporated: 1887
Oldest City in Pinellas County
Downtown Tarpon Springs is listed in the National Register of Historic Places
Area of City: 4900 Acres
Location: 30 miles north of St. Petersburg, 15 north of Clearwater, 23 miles west of Tampa
Miles of Waterfront: over 50
Population: 17,906 (1993)
Male- 8,540
Female-9,366
Age: 0-17 3,660
18-24 1,363
25-44 4,830
45-64 3,865
65+ 4,188
Race: White- 15,985
Black- 1,431
Hispanic- 323
Other-167
Number of Households: 7398
People in Households: 17,547
Persons per Household: 2.4
Families: 5,096
With Children: 2,000
Without Children: 3,096
Non-Family: 2,302
One Person: 1,979
Two or more Persons: 323
In Group Quarters: 359
Institutionalized: 310
Other: 49
Educational Attainment/Enrollment:
Population over 25 with no high school diploma- 3,352 (25.8%)
High school graduate, no college- 6,644 (51.2%)
College graduate or more- 2,984 (23.0%)
Population age 3 + enrolled in school: 3,670 (100%)
Enrolled in Preprimary- 312 (8.5%)
Enrolled in Elementary-Highschool-2,537 (69.1%)
Enrolled in College- 821 (22.4%)
Median Home Value: $80,700
Home Value less than $50,000: 557 (15.0%)
50-74,999: 1,084 (29.2%)
75,000-99,999: 940 (25.4%)
100,000-124,999: 451 (12.2%)
125,000-149,999: 245 (6.6%)
150,000-174,999: 153 (4.1%)
175,000-199,999: 69 (1.9%)
200,000-249,999: 75 (2.0%)
250,000-299,999: 57 (1.5%)
300,000-399,999: 41 (1.1%)
400,000-499,999: 11 (0.3%)
500,000 or more: 25 (0.7%)
Total Housing Units: 9,116 (100%)
Owner Occupied: 5,289 (58.0%)
Renter Occupied: 2,109 (23.1%)
Vacant: 1,718 (18.8%)
Total Units by Year Built: 1985-1990 : 1,771 (19.4%)
1980-1984: 1,613 (17.7%)
1960-1979: 4,267 (46.8%)
1940-1959: 962 (10.6%)
1939 and earlier: 503 (5.5%)
Median Rent: 365
Median Age: 42
Median Household Income: $25,380 ($/yr.)
Average Household Income: $32,461
Median Family Income: $30,490
Per Capita Income: $13,557
Less than $10,000: 1,181 (16.0%)
$10,000-19,999: 1,670 (22.6%)
20,000-29,999: 1,490 (20.2%)
30,000-39,999: 1,137 (15.4%)
40,000-49,999: 701 (9.5%)
50,000-59,999: 462 (6.3%)
60,000-74,999: 286 (3.9%)
75,000-99,999: 187 (2.5%)
100,000-150,000: 193 (2.6%)
150,000 +: 73 (1.0%)
Unemployment rate: 5.5%
Total White Collar Employment: 4,277 (59.7%) Executive/Professional/Sales/Clerical
Total Blue Collar Employment: 2,891 (40.3%) Service/Agricultural/Production/Laborers
Sales Tax: 7%
Government: Commission/Manager
Police Department: 42 sworn officers, 17 support staff
Fire Department: 2 stations
Hospitals: Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital & The Manors ( a private psychiatric hospital)
Churches & Synagogues: 24
Average Temperature: 72.8 Degrees
Annual Rainfall: 54.27 inches
The Community is permanently enriched by the Mediterranean heritage brought at the turn of the century by Greek sponge divers and their families.
Points of Interest:
Tarpon Springs Sponge Docks ( shopping, entertainment, culture)
St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, a replica of St. Sophia Cathedral in Constantinople
Annual Event:
Epiphany, celebrated on January 6th by the St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, is the largest such celebration in the U.S., attracting spectators from all over the country.. After services, procession makes its way to Spring Bayou where young Greek Orthodox boys dive for a cross thrown in by Priest. Winner is blessed with good fortune for the year. A festival (glendi) follows with Greek food, dancing and music. This event has been celebrated in Tarpon Springs since 1903 with an attendance of 20,000 annually.
St. Petersburg
Population: 245,900 estimate
Fourth Largest City in Florida
Incorporated: February 29, 1892
Form of Government: Elected Mayor and eight member elected city council with appointed city administrator in a strong mayor form of government, 4 year terms
Elections: held every odd numbered year in March, Primary elections in February
Number of Employees: 3,301 including 514 sworn police officers, 303 fire personnel
Parks:
102 city parks on 2,400 acres, including a 7 mile preserved downtown waterfront. Pinellas Trail, a 47 mile hiking/biking trail, connects St. Petersburg with central and north Pinellas County- the longest urban linear trail in the Eastern U.S.
Special City Facilities:
The Pier, the St. Petersburg ThunderDome, the Bayfront Center and Mahaffey Theatre, the Coliseum Ballroom, Albert Whitted Municipal Airport, the Port of St. Petersburg, 2 award winning public golf courses, the largest municipal marina in the state with 610 boat slips, the unique Boyd Hill Nature Park, 8 public pools, 5 public beaches, 18 recreation centers and 6 public libraries.
Median Age: 38.6
Average Home Cost:
For single family, $76,310
For condominium,$70,802
Land Mass: 58 square miles
Elevation: Sea Level to a high of 53 feet
Shoreline: 236 miles on Tampa Bay, Boca Ciega Bay, Intracoastal Waterway and Gulf of Mexico
Sister City: Takamatsu, Japan
Twin City: St. Petersburg, Russia
Schools:
Pinellas County School System including 76 Elementary schools, 21 Middle schools, 15 High schools, 72 Private schools, and 11 Vocational/Technical schools.
Universities:
St. Petersburg Junior College, University of South Florida at St. Petersburg, Eckerd College and Stetson University College of Law
Tallest Building: Barnett Tower, 26 floors, 267,000 square feet
Famous Firsts:
St. Petersburg is the birthplace of scheduled aviation with the flight of the Benoist (pronounced Ben-Wah) in 1914. It is also the birthplace of Major League Spring Training, 1914.
Record Setting:
The Sunshine Skyway Bridge, at 4.1 miles, is the largest cable suspension bridge in the Western Hemisphere, rising midpoint, 19 stories above Tampa Bay- connecting Pinellas and Manatee Counties. St. Petersburg operates the largest recycled water system in the U.S., offering more than 20 million gallons per day to 6,300 customers for lawn irrigation.
Attractions:
World famous Salvador Dali Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Historical Museum & Flight #1 Pavilion, Great Explorations Hands on Museum, The Pier, The St. Petersburg Thunder Dome, Tampa Bay Walk of Fame, Sunken Gardens
Professional Sports:
Two Major league spring training baseball franchises, Tampa Bay Storm Arena Football and Tampa Bay Lightning Hockey Team ( temporarily housed in St. Petersburg's ThunderDome).
Telephone Device for the Deaf:
The City's Action Center operates a telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD) at (727) 892-5259.
Clearwater
Population: 100,000 (approx.) permanent, 20,500 seasonal
Average Temperature: 73 degrees Summer high of 89 degrees Winter low of 55 degrees
Latitude: 28 North
Annual Rainfall: 55 inches
Average Relative Humidity: 75%
Elevation: From Sea Level to a high of 90 Feet -Offshore Barrier Islands 4-7 Feet above Sea Level
Land Mass: 34 square miles
Borders: Dunedin and Palm Harbor to the North, Safety Harbor and Tampa Bay to the East, Largo and Belleair to the South, and Gulf of Mexico on the West
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