Pinellas County is a county located in the state of Florida. At the 2010 census, the population was 916,542. County is part of Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Metropolitan Florida Metropolitan Area. Clearwater is the seat of government, and St. Petersburg is the largest city.
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History
Pre-European Settlement
Prior to European exploration and settlement of the Pinellas peninsula, like all Tampa Bay, inhabited by the Tocobaga Indians, who built a city and a large mound of temples overlooking the bay in what is now the Security Port. Modern sites are protected and can be visited as part of Philippe County Park.
Florida Spanish and English
During the early 16th century, Spanish explorers discovered and slowly began to explore Florida, including Tampa Bay. In 1528 Panfilo de Narvaez landed at Pinellas, and 10 years later Hernando de Soto was thought to have explored the Tampa Bay Area. At the beginning of the 18th century, Tocobaga had been completely destroyed, having become victims of Europe's immunocompromised disease, as well as the European conflict. Then the Spanish explorer was named the area of ​​ Punta PiÃÆ' Â ± al (Spanish for "Point of Pines" or "Piney Point"). After trading several times between England and Spain, Spain finally surrendered Florida to the United States in 1821, and in 1823 the US Army established Fort Brooke (later Tampa).
West Hillsborough Settlement
In 1834, much of western central Florida, including the Pinellas peninsula (later known simply as West Hillsborough ), was organized as Hillsborough County. The following year, Odet Philippe became the first original permanent resident on the peninsula when he established a guesthouse near the site of Tocobaga village in Safety Harbor. It was Philippe who first introduced the orange culture and cigar production to Florida.
Around the same time, the United States Army began construction of Fort Harrison, named after William Henry Harrison, as a resting post for soldiers from nearby Fort Brooke during the Second Seminole War. The new fortress is located on a cliff overlooking Clear Water Harbor, which later became part of the early 20th century settlement development (now the historic district) called Harbor Oaks. University of South Florida archaeologists unearthed the site in 1977 after Alfred C. Wyllie discovered an underground ammunition bunker while digging a swimming pool on his estate. Clearwater then became the first organized community on the peninsula and also the location of the first post office.
The Armed Occupation Act, authorized in 1842, encouraged further Pinellas impulse, like the whole of Florida, by offering 160 acres (0.65Ã, km²) to anyone who would carry arms and cultivate the land. Pioneer families such as Booth, Coachman, Marstons, and McMullens established homesteads in the area in later years, planting more citrus orchards and raising cattle. During the American Civil War, many residents fought for the United Confederation. Brother James and Daniel McMullen were members of the Confederate Cow's Cavalry, who moved Florida livestock to Georgia and Carolina to help defend the war effort. John W. Marston served in the Florida Regiment 9 as part of the Appomattox Campaign. Many other residents are served in other capacities. Otherwise, the peninsula has almost no meaning during the war, and most wars pass through the area.
Tarpon Springs became the first city founded in West Hillsborough in 1887, and in 1888 the Orange Belt Railway extended to the southern part of the peninsula. The railroad owner Peter Demens named the city growing near the end of St. John's railroad. Petersburg to honor his hometown. The city will merge in 1892. Other major cities in the area incorporated during that time were Clearwater (1891), Dunedin (1899), and Largo (1905).
The construction of Fort De Soto, at Mullet Key overlooking the mouth of Tampa Bay, began in 1898 during the Spanish-American War to protect Tampa Bay from potential invasion forces. Fortress, the Fort Dade subpost in adjacent Egmont Key (located at the mouth of the Tampa Bay), is equipped with artillery and mortar batteries.
Pinellas County Birth
Even in the early years of the 20th century, West Hillsborough did not have paved roads, and transportation was a big challenge. A trip downtown, across the bay in Tampa, was generally an overnight affair and the cars on the peninsula at that time often became stuck in the mud after a rainstorm. Angry at what is perceived as a neglect by the local government, Pinellas residents began to push to break away from Hillsborough. They succeeded, and on January 1, 1912 Pinellas County formed. The peninsula, along with a small part of the mainland, is introduced into a new area.
Ground explosion and ban
History of flight made at St. Petersburg on January 1, 1914 when Tony Jannus made the first scheduled commercial flight flight in the world with St. Petersburg-Tampa Airboat Line from St. Petersburg. Petersburg to Tampa. St. Martin's concert venue The popular open-air Petersburg, Jannus Live (formerly known as "Jannus Landing"), memorialize the flight.
The early 1920s saw the start of a land boom in much of Florida, including Pinellas. During this period the municipality issued large amounts of bonds to follow the required infrastructure, such as roads and bridges. The travel time to Tampa was cut in half - from 43 to 19 miles (69 to 31 km) - with the opening of the Gandy Bridge in 1924, along the same route used by Jannus airlines. It was the longest car toll bridge in the world at that time.
The ban is unpopular in the area and many of the island's no-man's islands and islands are home to braggarts carrying liquor from Cuba. Other liquor distillates in the jungle are still numerous in the County.
The Great Depression and World War II
As in much of Florida, the Great Depression came earlier to Pinellas with the collapse of the real estate boom in 1926. The local economy was in severe trouble, and in 1930, St. Petersburg failed on its bond. Only after World War II, significant growth will return to the area. During the war, the tourism industry in the area collapsed, but thousands of recruits came to the area when the US military decided to use the area for training. The hotel area becomes a barracks. Vinoy Park Hotel is used as an Army training school. Women and girls in the area participated in the war effort as well. Hundreds of girls from the most famous families in the area formed a group called Bom-a-Dears, performed dances, socialized with new members, and sold war bonds. After the war, many of these same soldiers remember their war time experience in Pinellas well, and return as tourists or residents.
Recent history
With the end of the Second World War, Pinellas will enter a period of rapid growth and development. In 1954 the Sunshine Skyway Bridge's original range was opened, replacing the previous ferry service. By 1957 Clearwater was the fastest growing city in America.
Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council was founded by the late Mayor St. Petersburg, Herman Goldner, who attempted unsuccessfully during the 1960s to consolidate various municipalities and unrelated areas in southern Pinellas County. Each year the board presents the Herman Goldner Award for Regional Leadership.
The tragedy occurred on May 9, 1980, when the southern landscape of the original Sunshine Skyway Bridge was attacked by MV cargo ship Summit Venture during the storm, sending over 1,200 feet (370 m) of bridges falling into the Tampa Bay. The collision caused ten cars and a Greyhound bus to fall 150 feet (46 m) into the water, killing 35 people. The new bridge opened in 1987 and has since been listed as # 3 of the "Top 10 Bridges" in the World by the Travel Channel.
The county operates a 21-hectare life history museum called Heritage Village containing more than 28 historic buildings, some dating from the 19th century, where visitors can experience what life once lived in Pinellas.
Pinellas County celebrates its 100th anniversary on January 1, 2012.
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Geography
According to the US Census Bureau, the county has a total area of ​​608 square miles (1.570 km 2 ), which is 274 square miles (710 km 2 )) and 334 square miles (870 km 2 ) (55.0%) is water. This is the second smallest area in Florida based on the mainland area, bigger than just Union County. Pinellas form a peninsula that is bordered on the west by the Gulf of Mexico and to the south and east by Tampa Bay. It is 38 miles (61 km) long and 15 miles (24 km) wide at the widest point, with 587 miles (945 km) of coastline.
Physical geography
The altitude in this area ranges from the average sea level to the highest natural point 110 feet (34 m) near the intersection of SR 580 and Countryside Blvd. in Clearwater. Due to its small size and high population, at the beginning of the 15th century Pinellas County has been widely constructed, with very little remaining land to develop. The district has maintained a sizable and sustaining park system that provides residents and visitors withdrawal from the city and a glimpse of the native country of the peninsula.
Geologically, Pinellas is constituted by a series of limestone formations, Hawthorne limestone and Tampa limestone. Lime stone is porous and holds large amounts of water. The Hawthorne Formation forms a prominent ridge on the back of the county, east of Dunedin, south to Walsingham and east to St. Petersburg.
35 miles of beaches and sand dunes that form an island's 11 island barrier provide habitat for coastal species, serve as a critical storm protection for rural communities, and form the basis of the thriving tourism industry in the area. The islands are dynamic, with wave action building several more islands, eroding others, and forming completely new islands from time to time. Although hurricanes rarely occur on this coast of Florida, they have a major impact on the islands, with the Hurricane of 1848 forming the John Pass between Madeira Beach and Treasure Island, a cyclone in 1921 that created the Hurricane Pass and split Hog Island into Honeymoon and Caladesi Islands, and 1985's Hurricane Elena sealed Dunedin Pass to join Caladesi with Clearwater Beach.
Among the barrier islands and peninsular are several bodies of water, which pass through the part of the Intracoastal Waterway Bay. From north to south they are: St. Joseph Sound between the islands and Dunedin, Clearwater Harbor between Clearwater and Clearwater Beach, and Boca Ciega Bay in the southern third of the county. Connecting Clearwater Harbor to Boca Ciega Bay is a thin water stretch, about 3.5 miles (5.6 km) known as The Narrows, stretching out to the Indian Shores town.
Expanding from the northeast of Boca Ciega Bay, Long Bayou separates Seminole from St. Petersburg near Bay Pines. Long Bayou once extended significantly further up the peninsula until the northern part was closed to create Lake Seminole. Extend even further from Long Bayou, Cross River Cross across the peninsula, across Pinellas Park in the northeast direction before vacating to Tampa Bay on the northwest side of St. International Airport. Petersburg-Clearwater.
Barrier island and passes
- Anclote Key-offshore Tarpon Springs and the northernmost point in the county
- Howard Park - a man-made pocket beach made in the 1960s
- Three Rooker Bar - Pinellas's most geologic barrier island recently
- Honeymoon Island
- Hurricane Pass
- Caladesi Island
- Dunedin Pass - shoaled and closed in the 1980s, connecting Caladesi Island and Clearwater Beach
- Clearwater Beach
- Clearwater Pass
- Sand Key - Longest Pinellas barrier
- Pass John
- Treasure Island
- Pass Blind
- Long Button (St. Pete Beach)
- Pass-a-Grille Channel
- Shell Key
- Tierra Verde - by the side of the Shell Key bay, connecting the land to Fort De Soto. Created by a dredging and content project that incorporates several smaller Keys, including Cabbages and Firs Button
- Bunces Pass
- Mullet Key-home to Fort De Soto and the southernmost point in the county
National protected area
- Pinellas National Wildlife Refuge
Country protected territory
- Honeymoon Island State Park
- Caladesi Island Park
- Anclote Key Preserve State Park
Park and defend the area
Galeri taman Pinellas County
Area terlindung lainnya
Boyd Hill Nature Preserve - A 245 acre park on the shore of Lake Maggiore in south St. Petersburg, which is operated by the city and features a natural center, aviary, and more than three miles of lanes through various ecosystems.
Nearby district
- Pasco County - north
- Hillsborough County - east and south
Hillsborough County extends along the cruise line to the Gulf of Mexico and completely separates Pinellas County from Manatee County.
Ecosystem
Plant life
Some natural communities exist in this area, including freshwater swamps (dominated by bald fir trees and ferns), coastal mangrove swamps, sporadic hardwood hammocks (dominated by laurel oak and living oak trees, palm trees, and southern magnolias) lowland, poorly drained pine (dominated by longleaf pines and palmettos), and a well-drained drying of the highlands (dominated by longleaf pines and turkeys) and sand pine shrubs (dominated by pine sand, saw palmettos , and various oaks). Offshore ecosystems include the Tampa Bay estuary and many bay bush beds. The district also maintains some artificial reefs
Animal life
Many bird species can be seen in Pinellas, either as permanent residents or during winter migration, including sailing birds such as large blue herons, herons, white pigs and spoonbill roseate, water birds such as brown pelicans, white pelicans, and cormorants, many species of beach birds, and very common birds such as seagulls and passers-by like blue jay, mockingbird, and crows. Osprey is a commonly seen bird of prey, with other predatory birds such as vultures of turkeys, red-tailed hawks, large-horned owls, owls, owls, and bald eagles, among others.
Gopher turtles are found in many areas, the burrow they dug makes them a key species. The Coyote, though often associated with West America, is a native and can be found in Pinellas. White-tailed deer, wild turkeys, bobcats, otters, and crocodiles can be found in this area as well.
Sea turtles nest on beaches or Pinellas barrier islands and threatened by development. The offshore dolphins, sharks, and manate are also numerous, while closer sea fish are a common sight, making those who know to do "stingray stingrays" (dragging sand to scare the nearby stingrays) as it enters the bay of waters. Commonly caught fish species in the waters surrounding this area include visible headquarters, red or red fish, snook, pompano, sheepshead, Spanish mackerel, grouper, mullet, flounder fish, kingfish, and tarpon.
Invasive Species
Like most of Florida, Pinellas County is home to some invasive species that spread easily beyond the original range (and their natural predators). The most common invasive examples are Brazilian pepper, water hyacinth, Australian pine, melaleuca, and air potatoes. This species is considered a serious pest, and various methods have been tried to eradicate them. Examples of invasive animals include wild pigs, which pose significant health and agricultural problems in Florida and can sometimes be found in Pinellas, and monk parakeets, small herds that can sometimes be seen in flight or building nests in power lines or telecommunication towers..
Pinellas gained national attention as the home of Mystery Monkey of Tampa Bay, a non-native wild rhesus monkey that has been roaming for about three years in the southern part of the county. No one is sure where the monkey came from, and the Facebook page set up for the monkey has over 84,000 likes (as of October 2012). The monkey was the subject of a sketch on the March 11, 2010 episode of the Colbert Report. In February 2012, the monkey apparently took a semi-permanent residence behind a family home in an undisclosed location in St. Petersburg. Petersburg, according to Tampa Bay Times . The attempt to capture the monkey was revived after it reportedly biting a woman living near where she had taken shelter, and the monkey was captured in late October 2012 and finally sent to live in Wild Things Dade City, a 22-acre (8.9 ha) zoo north of Tampa.
Climate
Pinellas, like the rest of Tampa Bay, has a humid subtropical climate, producing warm and humid summers with frequent storms, and winters that are drier. The geographic position of Pinellas County - located on a peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico introduces large amounts of moisture into the atmosphere and serves to moderate temperatures. The geography of the peninsula also causes some variation in the average temperature in the area. St. Petersburg, further south on the peninsula, tends to have the warmest daily average average (about 3 degrees) than areas like Dunedin and Palm Harbor further north, although the daily heights are very close. The northern part of the county also has less rainy days overall, but the total yearly rainfall is higher when measured in inches, the south south area tends to be shorter, more frequent thunderstorms especially in late summer.
Frozen temperatures occur only every 2-3 years, with frozen rainfall occurring very rarely. The springs are usually short, light, and dry, with occasional cold fronts at the end of the season. Summer weather is very consistent, with low temperatures at 90 ° C (about 32 ° C), lowest in the mid-70s  ° F (about 24 ° C), accompanied by high humidity and almost every twilight day. This region experienced significant rainfall during the summer months (around May to October), with nearly two-thirds of the yearly rain falling between June and September. This area is sometimes influenced by tropical storms and hurricanes, but has not experienced a direct attack since 1921. Autumn, like spring, is usually mild and dry, with hurricane season extending to November and occasionally affecting the area.
Many parts of southern Pinellas, especially near the bay and bay, have a tropical microclimate. Tropical trees such as coconut trees and palm trees and fruit trees such as mangoes grow well in this microclimate.
Demographics
Census 2010
US Census Bureau 2010 Ethnic/Demographic Race:
- White (non-Hispanic) (82.1% when including Hispanic White): 76.9%
(17.7% Germany, 15.5% Ireland, 12.6% UK, 8 , 9% Italy, 4.3% Poland, 4.0% France, 2.6% Scotland, 1.9% Scotch-Ireland, 1.7% Netherlands, 1.4% Sweden, 1.4% Greece, 1 , 1% Russian, 1.0% French Canadian, 0.9% Norwegian, 0.8% Welsh, 0.8% Hungarian, 0.5% Czech, 0.5% Portuguese, 0.5% Ukrainian) Black or African-American (non-Hispanic) (10.3% if included Hispanic Black): 10.0% (0.6% Africa Subsidence, 0.5% Western India/Afro-Caribbean States [0.2% Jamaica, 0.1% Haitian, 0.1% Trinidadian and Tobagonian, Other 0.1% or Unspecified West India]) - Hispanic or Latino of any race: 8.0%
(2.4% Puerto Rico, 2.4% Mexico, 0.9% Cuban) - Asia: 3.0% (0.8% Vietnam, 0.7% Other Asia, 0.6% India, 0.5% Philippines, 0.3% China, 0.1% Korea, 0.1% Japan)
- Two or more races: 2.2%
- American Indian and Alaska Original: 0.3%
- Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Other Races: 2.0% (0.6% Arabic)
In 2010, 6.5% of the population considered themselves only "America" ​​(regardless of race or ethnicity).
There are 415,876 households where 19.89% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.33% are married couples living together, 11.86% have unmarried female households present, and 43, 67% are not family. 35.42% of all households are individual and 15.14% (4.53% male and 10.61% female) have a person who lives alone aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.16 and the average family size was 2.79.
The age distribution was 17.8% below the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.2% 65 years or older. The median age was 46.3 years. For every 100 women there are 92.3 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 89.8 men.
The average income for households in the area is $ 45,258, and the average income for families is $ 58,335. Men have an average income of $ 41,537 versus $ 35,003 for women. The per capita income for that area is $ 28,742. About 8.1% of families and 12.1% of the population are below the poverty line, including 17.7% of those under the age of 18 and 9.0% of those aged 65 and older.
In 2010, 11.2% of the district population was born overseas, with 50.3% being naturalized American citizens. Of the foreign-born population, 33.6% were born in Europe, 32.1% were born in Latin America, 20.9% were born in Asia, 9.8% in North America, 3.0% were born in Africa, and 0.6 % born in Oceania.
2000 Census
In 2000, there were 921,482 people, 414,968 households, and 243,171 families living in the area. Population density is 1,271/km² (3,292/sqÃ, mi), making it the most populous area in Florida. There are 481,573 housing units with an average density of 1,720 per square mile (664/km²). Racial makeup of the county is 85.85% White (82.8% is Non-Hispanic White,) 8.96% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 2.06% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Island , 1.14% of other races, and 1.64% of two or more races. 4.64% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 414,968 households where 22.10% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.80% are married couples living together, 10.50% have unmarried female households, and 41.40% are not family. 34.10% of all households are made up of individuals and 15.50% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.77.
In this area, the population is spread by 19.30% under the age of 18, 6.40% from 18 to 24, 27.30% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 22.50% of aged 65 years or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 women there are 91,00 men. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there are 87.80 men.
In 2000, 87.8% of people aged 25 or above were high school graduates, slightly above Florida's average of 84.9% for Florida. 26.7% of persons age 25 or above hold a Bachelor's degree or higher, also slightly higher than Florida's 25.6% rate.
The average income for households in the region is $ 37,111, and the average income for families is $ 46,925. Men have an average income of $ 32,264 versus $ 26,281 for women. The per capita income for the county is $ 23,497. About 6.70% of families and 10.00% of the population are below the poverty line, including 13.90% of those under the age of 18 and 8.20% of those aged 65 and older.
In 2000, as the 6th in Florida and the 53rd most populous country in the country, Pinellas has a larger population than the states of Wyoming, Montana, Delaware, South Dakota, Alaska, North Dakota and Vermont, as well as the District of Columbia.. With population density (in the 2000 Census) of 3292 people/mile, Pinellas county is by far the most populous state in the state, more than twice that of Broward County, the most populous.
Language
In 2010, 87.17% of all residents spoke English as their first language, while 5.56% spoke Spanish, 0.78% Vietnamese, 0.70% French, 0.65% Greek, 0.56% German , and 0.52% of the Serbo-Croat speaking population as their mother tongue. In total, 12.83% of the population spoke languages ​​other than English as their primary language.
Government and politics
The Regional Board of Commissioners regulates all areas unrelated to the territory under the state constitution, with the power to adopt ordinances, approve local budgets, administer millage, and provide services. Municipal municipalities, while regulating their own affairs, may call areas for special services. The regional administrator, appointed by and reporting to the Council, oversees most of the county's day-to-day operations.
In 2013, Members of the County Board of Commissioners are as follows:
- Janet Long - At-Large District # 1 (2012-present)
- Pat Gerard - At-Large District # 2 (2014-present)
- Charlie Justice - At-Large District # 3 (2012-present)
- Dave Eggers, Single Member District # 4 (2014-present)
- Karen Seel, Single Member District # 5 (1999-present)
- John Morroni - Single Member District # 6 (2000-present)
- Ken Welch - Single Member District # 7 (2000-present)
- Mark Woodard - Regional Administrator (2014-present)
The district government website won a "Bright Award" in 2010 for the proactive disclosure of government data from the Sunshine Review.
In national politics, Pinellas County, as part of the I-4 Corridor that runs from Tampa Bay to Orlando, is one of the first areas in Florida to become the center of the Republic. However, for the last quarter century, this is a strong swing area in one of the most critical swing states in the country. It is split closely between St. St. Petersburg is predominantly liberal and the northern coast and north and north coast are conservative. In the 2012 Presidential Election, Barack Obama won Pinellas with 52% of the vote (239,104 votes) to Mitt Romney 46.5% (213,258 votes), slightly narrower than Obama's 2008 election results in Pinellas from 53% (248,299 votes) to John McCain 45% (210,066 votes). In 2004 Pinellas swung in the other direction, with George W. Bush winning a narrow plurality of 49.56% (225,686 votes) and John Kerry trailing behind with 49.51% (225,460 votes).
In the 2012 US Senate election, Pinellas voters helped re-select US Senator Bill Nelson over challenger Connie Mack IV with 59% of the vote, greater than the statewide average of 55%. In the 2010 Senate Election, Pinellas was one of four Florida states won by Republican Governor Charlie Crist, a resident of St Petersburg, who won 42% of Pinellas voters as Independent in a three-way race with Republican candidate (and eventual winner) Marco Rubio and former US Democratic Representative Kendrick Meek, who each won 37% and 16.8% of Pinellas votes. Across the state, Rubio won almost 49% of the vote for Crist 29.7% and Meek 20% in a highly polarized election that will see Crist leave Republican and eventually become a Democrat.
Pinellas' portion falls into the 12th and 13th congressional districts of Florida, served by Republican Gus Bilirakis and Democrat Crist. The court-ordered remap combines most of the 14th part of Pinellas into 13, allowing Crist to defeat Republican David Jolly in the 2016 election, breaking the 62-year-old GOP holding what is now 13th.
In Pinellas state politics is represented in the Florida Senate by Democratic State Senator Arthenia Joyner (District 19) and Republican State Senator Jack Latvala (District 20) and Jeff Brandes (District 22). The Florida House counties are represented by Republican James Grant (District 64), Chris Sprowls (District 65), Larry Ahern (District 66), Chris Latvala (District 67), and Kathleen Peters (District 69) and Democrat Dwight Dudley (District) 68) and Darryl Rouson (District 70).
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Education
Primary and secondary education
This district is served by the Pinellas County School District. The current supervisor is Dr. Michael Grego. This district, the country's 24th largest, consists of 143 schools, including 72 primary schools, 17 secondary schools, 2 K-8 schools, 17 secondary schools, and 35 additional facilities including ESE, adult education, career/technical, and charter. A new high school is working at East Lake High School. The district also operates the Pinellas K-12 Virtual School. Among the many important magnetic programs in this district are the three International Baccalaureate (IB) programs, at St. Petersburg High School, Palm Harbor University College, and Largo High School, Advanced Technology Center (CAT) at Lakewood High School, Pinellas County Center for the Arts (PCCA) at Gibbs High School, three Gifted Studies Center schools, at Thurgood Marshall Fundamental, Morgan Fitzgerald, and Dunedin Highland Middle Schools, and the only Fundamental School in Florida, at Osceola High School. Two district schools are also included in Newsweek 2012's list of the Best High Schools in America.
Pinellas County Schools also offer many courses for individuals who are academically advanced and talented.
It is also home to many private schools, including Admiral Farragut Academy, Canterbury School, Christian Calvary, Catholic Clearwater Central, Keswick Christian School, Shorecrest Preparatory School, and St. Catholic High School. Petersburg, among others.
Colleges and universities
Pinellas County is home to several higher education institutions, including Eckerd College, University of South Florida St. St. Petersburg, St. St. Petersburg multi-campus, Stetson University College of Law in Gulfport, and the main campus of Schiller International University in Largo, having previously been in Dunedin.
Library
The Pinellas Public Library Cooperative (PPLC) serves local residents by coordinating activities, funding and information and facilitating lending in its 15 constituent systems in the area. Individual libraries are primarily funded and operated by their municipalities. PPLC provides digital resources, co-ordinated marketing, inter-library courier service, and publicly accessible online catalogs.
Economy
Historical economic strength
Agriculture was the most important industry in Pinellas up to the beginning of the 20th century, with many of the best land devoted to the production of oranges. Cattle farming is another big industry. In 1885 the American Medical Society declared the Pinellas peninsula "the healthiest place on earth", which helped spur the growth of the tourism industry.
Economy today
Anchored by the urban markets Clearwater and St. Petersburg, Pinellas has the second largest manufacturing employment base in Florida.
Pinellas has diverse, yet symbiotic, industrial clusters, including aviation/aerospace, national defense/security, medical technology, business and financial services, and information technology.
Fortune 500 technology producers Jabil Circuit and Tech Data are headquartered in Pinellas. Other large companies include HSN, Nielsen, and Valpak.
Service industries such as health care, business services, and education accounts for more than 200,000 jobs in the area, generating nearly $ 19 billion in revenues. Other key sectors include retail, with nearly 100,000 employees in jobs such as food service, bar, and retail sales generating $ 12 billion for the local economy in 2010, and finance, insurance and real estate related industries with around 44,000 workers earning $ 8 , 5 billion in sales.
Culture
Museum
- Museum of Fine Arts near Dock in downtown St. Petersburg
- Salvador Dala Museum in downtown St. Petersburg Petersburg
- Florida Holocaust Museum in downtown St. Louis Petersburg
- Morean Art Center in downtown St. Petersburg
- Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum in downtown St. Louis Petersburg
- Leepa-Rattner Art Museum at Tarpon Springs Campus in St. Louis Petersburg College
- The Great Explorations Children's Museum at St. Petersburg
Show where art
- Ruth Eckerd Hall in Clearwater
- Mahaffey Theater in St. Petersburg Petersburg
- The Palladium Theater at St. Petersburg
- Jannus Landing at St. Petersburg
- Palladium in St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg Petersburg
- FreeFall Theater at St. Petersburg
- The American Stage at St. Petersburg
The Florida Orchestra split its show between Ruth Eckerd Hall, Mahaffey Theater, and Straz Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa. Clearwater Jazz Holiday is held every October at Coachman Park in downtown Clearwater; in the 32nd year.
Other things of interest
Long standing community, especially the Old East Sea in St. Petersburg. St. Petersburg, Pass-a-Grille in St. Pete Beach, Harbor Oaks in Clearwater, and old Tarpon Springs features famous historic architecture.
This area has embraced the farmers market, with Saturday Morning Market St. Petersburg attracts a lot of people, and other markets that are located weekly in some other parts of the region also see growth in popularity.
Downtown in St. Petersburg Petersburg and Dunedin, and many beaches, especially Clearwater Beach, all draw a vibrant nightlife.
In addition to the above-mentioned Heritage Village in Largo, a number of small local history museums operate within the county: Petersburg in downtown St. Petersburg waterfront, Museum of the History of the Bay Beach at Pass-a-Grille, Dunedin History Museum in Dunedin, Palm Harbor Museum in Palm Harbor, and Historic Depot Museum at Tarpon Springs all give visitors a glimpse of the region's history.
Two botanical gardens are located within this area: The Florida Botanical Gardens, part of Pinewood Cultural Park in Largo, and Sunken Gardens, a former tourist attraction located in and now managed by the City of St. Louis. Petersburg.
Indian Shores is home to the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary, currently the largest non-profit bird hospital in the United States and is considered one of the largest bird rehabilitation centers in the world. Various species can be found in the sanctuary, which is open 365 days a year and is free to the public.
At Clearwater Beach is the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, a non-profit organization dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation and release of wounded marine animals and public education. The most well-known CMA residents, are Winter, the bottlenose dolphins that were rescued in December 2005 after their tail was trapped in a crab trap. His wounds sadly caused the loss of his tail; CMA successfully installed Winter with a prosthetic tail that brings world attention to the facility. Winter is the subject of the 2011 movie Dolphin Tale , which was partly taken on location at CMA.
At the southern end of Anclote Key, outside Tarpon Springs, there is the Anclote Button Light, a lighthouse built in 1887. The light is the only functioning Pinellas County lighthouse, and one of only two in the Tampa Bay Area. The lamp was deactivated in 1984, but in 2003 it has been restored and in 2013 continues to be used. The island forms Anclote Key Preserve State Park and is only accessible by private boat.
Dunedin is home to Dunedin Brewery, Florida's oldest brewery.
Sports and leisure
Sports team
The Tampa Bay area is home to three major professional sports teams and a number of small league teams and colleges. Regardless of the particular city in which they play their game, all professional teams claim "Tampa Bay" in their name to signify that they represent the entire area.
Professionally, the Tampa Bay Rays baseball play at Tropicana Field in St. Louis. Petersburg, while football Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Tampa Bay Lightning hockey both play near Tampa.
Two MLB teams came to Pinellas for spring training: Philadelphia Phillies played at Bright House Field in Clearwater while Toronto Blue Jays played at the Florida carchange stadium in Dunedin.
Small League teams in the area include Clearwater Threshers (formerly Clearwater Phillies) who play at Bright House Field and Dunedin Blue Jays who play Dunedin Stadium.
The Tampa Bay Rowdies at the North American Soccer League play at Progress Energy Park in St. Louis. Petersburg
Grand Prix Honda St. Petersburg is held every spring in downtown St. Petersburg. Petersburg.
The PGA Tour plays the Valspar Championship every year in March at the Copperhead Course at Innisbrook Golf Resort in Palm Harbor.
Recreational area
- Skyway Fishing Pier State Park - The remains of the approach to the Sunshine Skyway Bridge and the longest fishing jetty in the world.
- Fred Marquis Pinellas Trail - a 37 mile run and a cycling track on a railroad bed that connects Tarpon Springs to St. Petersburg.
Other popular fishing locations include Pier 60 in Clearwater Beach and Gulf and Bay Piers at Fort De Soto Park, as well as many places along the bridge and through the area, among many others.
Coastal geography Pinellas County, with a long system of barrier islands in the Gulf and small mangrove islands adorn the waters on all sides, providing a wide range of blueways enjoyed by kayakers of all skill levels. The district also maintains a series of artificial reefs in the Gulf which is a popular spot for fishing and scuba diving
Two of the largest freshwater lakes in the world, Lake Tarpon (accessible via Chestnut and Anderson parks) and Lake Seminole (accessible via Lake Seminole Park), are popular for water-skiing, jet-skiing and sailing, as well as for fishing and kayaking.
Both the North Fort De Soto Park (2005) and Caladesi Island (2008) have been named by Dr. Beach as America's Top Beach.
Media
Pinellas County, as part of the Tampa Bay Area (the 14th largest state television market), is served by fourteen local broadcast television stations, as well as various local cable-only stations. More than 70 FM and AM stations compete for listeners in the nation's 19th largest radio market.
The main daily newspaper serving Pinellas is Tampa Bay Times , known as St. Petersburg Times from 1884-2011 and first in circulation and readers, and The Tampa Tribune . The Times also distributes free daily tabloids (Monday-Friday) called tbt * in the most populous areas. Creative Loafing Tampa is the premier weekly alternative. iLovetheBurg.com is an award-winning and popular online information resource for downtown St. Louis. Petersburg.
Transportation
Main highway
- I-175 /SRÃ, 594
- I-275 / SRÃ, 93
- I-375
- US $ 19
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US $ 19 Alt. / SRÃ, 595 - US $ 92
- SRÃ, 60
- SRÃ, 580
- SRÃ, 586
- SRÃ, 590
- SRÃ, 679
- SRÃ, 682
- SRÃ, 686
- SRÃ, 687
- SRÃ, 688
- SRÃ, 689
- SRÃ, 693
- SRÃ, 694
- SRÃ, 699
Airport
- St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport
- Albert Whitted Airport
- Clearwater Executive Airpark
- Tampa International Airport is located across the bay near Tampa.
Railway
The CSX railway company operates the Clearwater Sub-division in Pinellas County, comprising segments of branch lines from the previous Atlantic Coast Train and Air Line Air Train. Starting in Tampa, the line has daily rail traffic through Oldsmar, Safety Harbor, Clearwater, Largo, Pinellas Park, and St. Petersburg. The regularly scheduled passenger train service at Pinellas County ended on February 1, 1984 when Amtrak stopped rail operations in the county, and the last passenger train service in this area of ​​any kind, a series of special trips running between Tarpon Springs and Dunedin, occurred on March 8 1987. CSX had the last remaining tracking in downtown St Petersburg until March 2008 then, along with the rest of the tracking south of Central Avenue and east of 34th Street South, began to dismantle. The right-of-way, as well as the right-of-way of some of the other former CSX railway lines early in the county in the 1990s, was transformed into part of the Pinellas Trail.
In 2012, the proposal is currently being developed by community leaders for the light rail system that will connect the key regional cities of Clearwater, St. Petersburg, and Tampa. The proposal, which has won the support of Clearwater and St. Petersburg City Councils will depend on a 1% sales tax and must go before voters to be approved.
Transit masses
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) operates 205 buses and trolleys serving 37 routes across the region, with major stops in all commercial centers. Along the Gulf Coast, PTSA operates the Suncoast Beach Trolley. PTSA also offers two express routes to downtown Tampa via Howard Frankland and Gandy Bridges, connects with Tampa's HartLine, and connects with PCPT Pasco in Tarpon Springs to resume services in the area. The two major terminal systems are located in downtown Clearwater and downtown St. Louis. Petersburg. During the 2005-06 fiscal year, the PSTA transported 11,400,484 passengers.
Emergency management
Firemen
Layanan Medis Darurat
Law enforcement agencies
Hospital
Community
City
City
Census-defined places
Other non-related communities
In popular culture
Movies that are filmed or tuned in Pinellas County include:
- Gifted - (2017) - set in Pinellas County, with scenes in Pinellas County Courthouse, but filmed in Chatham County, Georgia
- Sunlight Jr. - (2013)
- Spring Breaker - (2013)
- Magic Mike - (2012)
- Dolphin Tale (2011) - Filmed and set at Clearwater Sea Aquarium
- Immortal Island (2011)
- A Fonder Heart (2011) - Scenes filmed in Clearwater
- Misconceptions (2008) - scenes filmed at Eckerd College
- Grace is Gone (2007) - scenes filmed at Fort De Soto
- Love Comes Later (2007) - scenes filmed on Pass A Grille and St. Pete Beach
- Loren Cass (2006) - scenes filmed across St. Petersburg
- The Punisher (2004) - Scenes filmed at Honeymoon Island State Park, Fort De Soto and Sunshine Skyway Bridge
- American Outlaws (2001) - scenes filmed in Fort De Soto
- Ocean's Eleven (2001) - single scene was filmed on the Derby Lane Greyhound Track at St. Petersburg
- Great Expectations (1998) - Scenes was filmed at Fort DeSoto Park in St. Louis. Petersburg
- Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) - the scene was filmed at the Soreno Hotel (now gone) at St. Petersburg
- Cocoon (1985) - filmed and arranged at St. Petersburg
- Summer Rental (1985) - Filmed in St. Pete Beach
- Once Upon a Time in America (1984) - the scene was filmed in Don Cesar's historic hotel on St. Beach. Pete
- Porky's (1982) - based on actual events at Boca Ciega High School in Gulfport in the early 1960s
- HealtH (1980) - filmed entirely in Don Cesar's historic hotel on St. John's Beach. Pete
See also
- List of Historic Historic Places of Interest in Pinellas County, Florida
- Timeline from Pinellas County, Florida history
- List of tallest buildings in St. Petersburg
References
Bibliography
Luisi, Vincent (2010), Railroad in Pinellas County (1st ed.), Arcadia Publishing , ISBN 978-0-7385-8550-5External links
- Official website with info for businesses, residents, and visitors
- Southwest Florida Water Management District
- Map Map of the initial Pinheir County USF Base
- University of Floria Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension at Pinellas County
- Interactive Pinellas Whale Interactive interactive instruction
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