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St. Petersburg area, please visit our
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where's and when's your exploring
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History: |
Founded in 1888; incorporated February 29, 1892. |
| City Limits: |
59.25 square miles ranging from sea level to 53 feet. |
| Avg. Temp: |
73.7 degrees
High 82 degrees (July/August); Low 59.8 degrees (January). |
| Sunshine: |
Average 361 days of sunshine a year!
Rainfall: Average inches yearly - 48.38. |
| Population: |
Pinellas County - 921,482
Seasonal- plus 42,000 for 963,482 total
resident population
St. Petersburg - 248,232 |
| Median Age: |
Pinellas - 43 years
St. Petersburg - 39.3 years
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| Neighbors: |
Clearwater - 18 miles away, population 108,787 (2000 Census)
Tampa - 21 miles away, population 303,447 (2000 Census) |
| Sister City: |
Takamatsu, Japan. |
| Twin City: |
St. Petersburg, Russia. |
| Buying Income: |
Pinellas $32,804 per household (1999)
St. Petersburg $30,011 per household (1999) |
| Number Households:
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Pinellas - 414,968 (2000 Census)
St.Petersburg 109,663 (2000 Census) |
| Taxes: |
Sales Tax - Florida 6%, plus 1% Pinellas County Tax - Real Estate Total Millage, St. Petersburg (1998 - dollar per thousand) - 25,2282;
There is no state or local personal income tax.
Intangible Personal Property Tax information, (800) 352-3671. |
| Tallest Building: |
Bank of America - 26 floors, 267,000 square feet. |
| Average Home Cost: |
$86,677 |
| Government: |
Strong-mayor form of government - elected mayor and 8-member elected City Council.
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| Police: |
519 sworn personnel.
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| Fire: |
325 uniformed fire personnel.
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| Airports: |
St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Albert Whitted, downtown St. Petersburg
Tampa International Airport (TIA), 30 minutes from downtown.
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| Highways: |
U.S. 19; Interstate 275, connects to I-75 and I-4. |
| Train: |
Amtrak Service - bus service provided to Tampa Station, (800) 522-9474.
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| Bus Service: |
Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA), (727) 530-9911; Greyhound (800) 231-2222 |
| Ports: |
Port of St. Petersburg - primarily a passenger cruise ship facility. Port of Tampa - Nation's 7th largest deep-water port. |
| Hospitals: |
Twenty hospitals in Pinellas County including regional VA hospital; St. Petersburg has three major hospitals downtown. |
| Major Industries: |
Pinellas County - Tourism, Services (largest, health care), Retail, Manufacturing (high- tech), Finance, Insurance, Real Estate. |
| Education: |
Pinellas County Schools - 21st largest district in the U.S. and seventh largest in Florida. The district has with 108,631 students in 82 elementary, 23 middle and 16 high schools, along with five exceptional education centers, 28 alternative education centers and two discipline centers. In addition there are over 143,000 enrolled in three community schools, three adult ducation/learning education/learning centers, one secondary vocational center and two technical education center. |
| Colleges: |
St. Petersburg College, University of South Florida at St. Petersburg, Eckerd College, Stetson University College of Law.
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| Famous Firsts: |
St. Petersburg is the birthplace of scheduled aviation with the flight of the Benoist in 1914, and the birthplace of Major League Baseball Spring Training. |
| Record Setting: |
St. Petersburg operates the largest recycled water system in the U.S. (20-million gallons per
day to 6,500 customers for lawn irrigation). Sunshine Skyway Bridge. This cable-stayed concrete structure is 4.1 miles long with a 200 foot main span and a clearance of 175 feet from the waterline to the underside of the center span |
| Parks & Recreation: |
102 city parks on 2,400 acres, include a
seven-mile preserved downtown waterfront.
The Pinellas Trail. This paved linear park
connects most of Pinellas County, from
St. Petersburg to Tarpon Springs, for 34 scenic miles. The recreational trail is a prime example of the Rails-To-Trails program and is popular with bicyclists, in-line skaters and joggers.
Three municipal golf courses - Mangrove
Municipal Golf Course is among the top 50 in U.S.
Five beaches, eight public pools.
30 tennis, racquetball and handball courts
(includes 15 clay courts at the Tennis Center).
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| Special Facilities: |
The Pier - This St. Petersburg landmark, features shops, restaurants, and a marine aquarium.
Tropicana Field - A 45,360-seat, climate-controlled domed ballpark with all-dirt base paths and artificial turf -- home of Tampa Bay Devil Rays.
The Bayfront Center - Facilities include the St. Petersburg Times Arena (8,400 seats) and the MahaffeyTheatre for the Performing
Arts (2,000 seats).
Coliseum Ballroom - Historic ballroom,features the Southeast's largest wooden dance floor, seating capacity of 2,000.
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| Museums: |
The Florida International Museum, Salvador Dali Museum, Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of History, Florida Holocaust Museum, and Great Explorations Hands On Museum. |
| Libraries: |
Main Library and five branches - part of Pinellas Public Library Cooperative; Nelson Poynter Memorial Library at USF in St. Petersburg |
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