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Hillsborough County

county in Florida, United States
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Hillsborough County

Summary

Hillsborough County is a county of Florida[1]. It draws 2,400 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_florida category, ranking #8 of 67).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hillsborough County is located in Florida[3].
  • Hillsborough County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Hillsborough County's instance of is recorded as county of Florida[5].
  • Hillsborough County's capital is recorded as Tampa[6].
  • Hillsborough County's shares border with is recorded as Pasco County[7].
  • Hillsborough County's shares border with is recorded as Polk County[8].
  • Hillsborough County's shares border with is recorded as Hardee County[9].
  • Hillsborough County's shares border with is recorded as Manatee County[10].
  • Hillsborough County's shares border with is recorded as Pinellas County[11].
  • Hillsborough County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Tampa[12].
  • Hillsborough County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Temple Terrace[13].
  • Hillsborough County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Plant City[14].
  • Hillsborough County's legislative body is recorded as Q139489896[15].
  • Hillsborough County's Commons category is recorded as Hillsborough County, Florida[16].
  • January 25, 1834 marks the founding of Hillsborough County[17].
  • Hillsborough County's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 27.91, 'longitude': -82.35}[18].
  • Hillsborough County's authority is recorded as Q139489544[19].
  • Hillsborough County's official website is recorded as https://hcfl.gov/[20].
  • Hillsborough County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hillsborough County, Florida[21].
  • Hillsborough County has a population of {'amount': '+1229226'}[22].
  • Hillsborough County has a population of {'amount': '+1233908'}[23].
  • Hillsborough County has a population of {'amount': '+1270293'}[24].
  • Hillsborough County has a population of {'amount': '+1279737'}[25].
  • Hillsborough County has a population of {'amount': '+1291578'}[26].
  • Hillsborough County has a population of {'amount': '+1349050'}[27].

Body

Geography

Hillsborough County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Florida[3].

Physical Characteristics

Hillsborough County covers an area of {'amount': '+3279'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+1229226'}[22], {'amount': '+1233908'}[23], {'amount': '+1270293'}[24], {'amount': '+1279737'}[25], {'amount': '+1291578'}[26], and {'amount': '+1349050'}[27].

Designation and Status

Hillsborough County's instance of is recorded as county of Florida[5].

History and Context

January 25, 1834 marks the founding of Hillsborough County[17].

Why It Matters

Hillsborough County draws 2,400 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_florida category, ranking #8 of 67).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Florida Tampa Bay Parenting United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Tampa, Temple Terrace, Plant City
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Hillsborough County
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Hillsborough County, Florida.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presi"
  2. 9w ago · Kleeblatt187 · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Tampa, Temple Terrace, Plant City
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P150]]: [[Q2152032]]"
  3. 17w ago · Johand199 · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxonomicon id → 1804935
    Osm name suggestion index id → —
    Nci thesaurus id → C108035
    Umls cui → C3812218
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P8253]]: hillsboroughcounty-611b25, Updated name-suggestion-index related claims, see https://nsi.guide for project details."
  4. 19w ago · Hwierzbicki · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → {'amount': '+1229226'}, {'amount': '+1233908'}, {'amount': '+1270293'} +4
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 27.91, 'longitude': -82.35}
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Tampa, Temple Terrace, Plant City
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Hillsborough County, Florida
    + 37 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2013]]: HillsboroughFL"
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