Plant City, Florida
Plant City, Florida | |
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| City of Plant City | |
Plant City's city hall | |
| Nickname: "Winter Strawberry Capital of the World" | |
| Motto: "Preserving the Past·Embracing the Future" | |
Location in Hillsborough County and the U.S. state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°1′N 82°8′W / 28.017°N 82.133°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Hillsborough |
| Settled (Ichepuckesassa) | c. mid-1800s-1859 |
| Settled (Cork) | c. 1860-January 9, 1885 |
| Incorporated (Town of Plant City) | January 10, 1885 |
| Incorporated (City of Plant City) | 1911 |
| Named after | Henry B. Plant |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Nathan A. Kilton |
| • Vice Mayor | Mary Thomas Mathis |
| • Commissioners | William D. Dodson, Michael S. Sparkman, and Jason M. Jones |
| • City Manager | Bill McDaniel |
| • City Clerk | Kerri J. Miller |
| Area | |
• Total | 29.12 sq mi (75.43 km2) |
| • Land | 28.19 sq mi (73.02 km2) |
| • Water | 0.93 sq mi (2.41 km2) |
| Elevation | 128 ft (39 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 39,764 |
| • Density | 1,410.42/sq mi (544.57/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 33563-33567 |
| Area code(s) | 813, 656 |
| FIPS code | 12-57550 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0289021 |
| Website | www |
Plant City is an incorporated city in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, approximately midway between Brandon and Lakeland along Interstate 4. It is part of the Tampa Bay area. The population was 39,764 at the 2020 census.
Despite many thinking it was named for flora grown at plant nurseries (especially vegetables and fruits, as well as tropical houseplants) in its subtropical Gulf Coast climate, it was named after prominent railroad developer Henry B. Plant (see Plant System).
Plant City is known as the winter strawberry capital of the world and hosts the annual Florida Strawberry Festival in the late winter (usually in February or early March), which is attended by people from all over the world.