Temple Terrace, Florida
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| Temple Terrace | |
| Nickname: "T2 (T-squared)" | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Hillsborough County |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Incorporated | May 28, 1925 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Joe Affronti |
| Area | |
| - City | 6.9 sq mi (17.9 km²) |
| - Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²) |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - City | 21,694 |
| - Density | 3,051.2/sq mi (1,177.3/km²) |
| - Metro | 2.6 million |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Website: www.templeterrace.com | |
Temple Terrace is a city in north-central Hillsborough County, Florida. According to the City's Estimates2006 estimates, the city had a population of 23,405. It was named for temple oranges and the surrounding terraced terrain. Some residents refer to the city with familiarity as "T2" (tee-squared).
[edit] Geography
Temple Terrace is located at (28.041546, -82.382519)GR1. The city is bounded by Tampa to the west, Del Rio to the south, New Tampa to the north, and rural Hillsborough County, near Interstate 75, to the east.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.9 square miles (17.9 km²)— 6.9 square miles (17.8 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (1.15%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 20,918 people, 8,671 households, and 5,350 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,051.2 persons per square mile (1,177.3/km²). There were 9,359 housing units at an average density of 1,365.1 houses per square mile (526.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 80.46% White, 11.16% African American, 0.37% Native American, 2.59% Asian, 0.13% Pacific Islander, 2.39% from other races, and 2.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.34% of the population.
There were 8,671 households out of which 27.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.3% were non-families. 28.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.95.
In the city the population was spread out with 22.2% under the age of 18, 12.4% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $44,508, and the median income for a family was $56,809. Males had a median income of $38,384 versus $32,107 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,515. About 5.4% of families and 7.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of those under age 18 and 8.9% of those age 65 or over.
Temple Terrace is also home to Florida College, a private christian college.
[edit] External links
- City of Temple Terrace
- USGS Data
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