Temple Terrace, Florida
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| Temple Terrace | |
| Nickname: T2 | |
| Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: | |
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| Country | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| State | Image:Flag of Florida.svg Florida |
| County | Hillsborough |
| Founded | 1920 |
| Incorporated | May 28, 1925 |
| Government | |
| - Mayor | Joe Affronti |
| Area | |
| - City | 6.9 sq mi (17.9 km²) |
| - Land | 6.9 sq mi (17.8 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) |
| ZIP codes | 33617, 33637, 33687 |
| Area code(s) | 813 |
| FIPS code | 12-71400GR2 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0292103GR3 |
| Website: www.templeterrace.com | |
Temple Terrace is a city in north-central Hillsborough County, Florida. According to the city's 2006 estimates, the city had a population of 23,405. It is the third and smallest incorporated municipality in Hillsborough County, incorporated in 1925. The community is know for its rolling landscape, scenic Hillsborough River, and majestic trees; it has the most grand live oak trees of any community in central Florida.
The area now known as Temple Terrace was originally part of the exclusive 16,000-acre (65 km²) hunting preserve of Chicago socialite Bertha Honore' Potter-Palmer. After Mrs. Palmer’s death in 1918, the family sold its holdings to three developers who formed two development corporations—Temple Terrace Estates, Inc., who developed the golf course and residential areas; and Temple Terraces, Inc., who developed 5,000 acres (20 km²) of orange groves that originally surrounded the City, the largest orange grove in the world in the 1920s. The town was named for the then new hybrid Temple orange and the surrounding terraced terrain, several of the original homes also had terraced yards. In 1925, the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club (still in existence) hosted the first ever Florida Open (billed as the "Greatest Field Of Golfers Ever to Play in Florida"). Every major golfer of the day competed in the event except Bobby Jones. Golf course architect was Thomas Bendelow who also designed Medinah #3 in Chicago. Temple Terrace is one of the first planned golf course communities in the United States and was designed in the Mediterranean Revival style by architect Dwight James Baum. Many of Temple Terrace's residents teach or work at the nearby University of South Florida and the close-knit community has strong ties to that institution.
Temple Terrace is also home to Florida College, a private liberal arts Christian college which occupies some of the community's oldest buildings. Billy Graham attended Florida College (then Florida Bible Institute) in the late 1930S. In his autobiography he writes he received his calling on the 18th green of the Temple Terrace Golf and Country Club.
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[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.
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Municipalities and communities of Hillsborough County, Florida | ||
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| County seat: Tampa | ||
| Cities | Plant City | Tampa | Temple Terrace | |
| CDPs | Apollo Beach | Bloomingdale | Boyette | Brandon | Cheval | Citrus Park | Dover | East Lake-Orient Park | Egypt Lake-Leto | Fish Hawk | Gibsonton | Greater Carrollwood | Greater Northdale | Greater Sun Center | Keystone | Lake Magdalene | Lutz | Mango | Palm River-Clair Mel | Pebble Creek | Progress Village | Riverview | Ruskin | Seffner | Thonotosassa | Town 'n' Country | University | Valrico | Westchase | Wimauma | |
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