Funeral Homes in Tampa, FL

Facts about the city

• Some of the notable people born here have been: Brittany Snow (actor and singer), Joanna García (actor), Shawn Pyfrom (actor and singer), Sarah Paulson (actor), Jim Davis (politician), Reche Caldwell (american football player), and J. R. Reed (american football player).
• Tampa is home to the following sports teams: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and South Florida Bulls men's basketball.

Tampa /ˈtæmpə/ is a city in and the county seat of Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is located on the west coast of Florida on Tampa Bay, near the Gulf of Mexico, and is part of the Tampa Bay Metropolitan Area. The city had a population of 346,037 in 2011.The current location of Tampa was once inhabited by indigenous peoples of the Safety Harbor culture most notably the Tocobaga and the Pohoy, who lived along the shores of Tampa Bay. The area was explored by Spanish explorers in the 16th century, resulting in violent conflicts and the introduction of European diseases, which wiped out the original native cultures. Although Spain claimed Florida as part of New Spain, it did not found a colony in the Tampa area, and there were no permanent American or European settlements within today's city limits until after the United States acquired Florida from Spain in 1819.In 1824, the United States Army established a frontier outpost called Fort Brooke at the mouth of the Hillsborough River, near the site of today's Tampa Convention Center. The first civilian residents were pioneers who settled near the fort for protection from the nearby Seminole population, and the small village was first incorporated as "Tampa" in 1849. The town grew slowly until the 1880s, when railroad links, the discovery of phosphate, and the arrival of the cigar industry jump-started its development, helping it to grow from a quiet village of less than 800 residents in 1880 to a bustling city of over 30,000 by the early 1900s.Today, Tampa is part of the metropolitan area most commonly referred to as the "Tampa Bay Area". For U.S. Census purposes, Tampa is part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The four-county area is composed of roughly 2.9 million residents, making it the second largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the state, and the fourth largest in the Southeastern United States, behind Miami, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta. The Greater Tampa Bay area has over 4 million residents and generally includes the Tampa and Sarasota metro areas. 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 Greater Tampa Bay Market experienced a combined growth rate of 14.8 percent, growing from 3.4 million to 3.9 million and hitting the 4 million population mark on April 1, 2007. A 2012 estimate shows the Tampa Bay area population to have 4,310,524 people and a 2017 projection of 4,536,854 people.Tampa was ranked as the 5th best outdoor city by Forbes in 2008. Tampa also ranks as the fifth most popular American city, based on where people want to live, according to a 2009 Pew Research Center study. A 2004 survey by the NYU newspaper Washington Square News ranked Tampa as a top city for "twenty-somethings." Tampa is ranked as a "Gamma+" world city by Loughborough University, ranked alongside other world cities such as Phoenix, Charlotte, Rotterdam, and Santo Domingo.

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Tampa Obituaries

It was noted by Tampa Bay on May 30th, 2022 that Jennie Rose Rivera (Busto) died in Tampa, Florida.  Ms. Rivera was 92 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Jennie Rose's life.

It was disclosed by Tampa Bay on May 29th, 2022 that Karen D Browning (Bryant) died in Tampa, Florida.  Ms. Browning was 59 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Karen D's life.

It was revealed by Tampa Bay on May 29th, 2022 that Howard Satin died in Tampa, Florida.  Satin was 76 years old and was born in Stamford, CT.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Howard's life.

It was noted by Tampa Bay on May 29th, 2022 that Christopher Mark Traina perished in Tampa, Florida.  Traina was 55 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Christopher Mark's life.

It was disclosed by Tampa Bay on May 25th, 2022 that Albert III "Al" Pina died in Tampa, Florida.  Pina was 63 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Albert III "Al"'s life.

It was disclosed by Tampa Bay on May 23rd, 2022 that Lynn Cathey died in Sparks, Nevada.  Cathey was 64 years old and was born in Tampa, FL.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Lynn's life.

It was written by Tampa Bay on May 18th, 2022 that Norma Mayor (Diaz) passed on in Tampa, Florida.  Ms. Mayor was 92 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Norma's life.

It was written by Tampa Bay on May 18th, 2022 that Gail Nursey (Fleming) passed on in Tampa, Florida.  Ms. Nursey was 66 years old.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Gail's life.

It was disclosed by Grand Island Independent on May 17th, 2022 that Douglas Glen Armstrong perished in Tampa, Florida.  Armstrong was 74 years old.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Douglas Glen's life.

It was noted by Tampa Bay on May 15th, 2022 that Stanley H Jr Menendez died in Tampa, Florida.  Menendez was 91 years old.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Stanley H Jr's life.

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With its humid subtropical climate that combines hot summer days with frequent thunderstorms, Tampa bay has been called the “Lightning Capital of North America.� Residents and tourists alike have learned how to beat the heat with 165 parks and beaches, theme and water parks, and the Lowry zoo and Florida Aquarium.

The official website for the city of Tampa is https://www.tampa.gov/?utm_source=direct&utm_medium=alias&utm_campaign=tampagovnet.