Regional Points

• Metropolitan Statistical Area of 2.7 million people
• Metropolitan Statistical Area civilian labor force of 1.3 million
• Gateway to the Florida High Tech Corridor
• The Tampa Bay region is the 13th largest media market in the country
• The cost of living in Tampa Bay is below the national average
• A record-breaking 768 consecutive days of sunshine
• Tampa Bay is the largest urban economy in Florida
• Tampa Bay leads Florida employing 31% of the state's medical device manufacturing workers
• Tampa Bay has emerged as the preferred destination for corporate shared services operations - a claim easily backed up with the fact that 10% of the Fortune 50 and 9% of the Fortune 100 have located here (Tampa Bay Partnership)

Geography

County Seat: Dade City
Part of the Tampa-St.Petersburg-Clearwater MSA
County Established: June 2, 1887
Land Area: 745 square miles
Population Density: 576 per square mile

Climate:

January Average High - 71 degrees; low - 48 degrees
July Average High - 92 degrees; low - 72 degrees

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