Carrollwood, Florida
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Hillsborough County, Florida
As of the census of 2000, there were 998,948 people, 391,357 households, and 255,164 families residing in the county. The population density was 951 people per square mile . There were 425,962 housing units at an average density of 405 per square mile...
, Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
, United States
United States
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. Although a separate community, it is a part of the census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
(CDP) of Greater Carrollwood
Greater Carrollwood, Florida
Greater Carrollwood is a census-designated place and an unincorporated census area located in northwestern Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 33,519 at the 2000 census. The census area includes the separate communities of Carrollwood and Carrollwood Village.- ZIP code...
. The ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
for the community is 33618. The community was a census-designated place during the 1990 census
United States Census, 1990
The Twenty-first United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9.8 percent over the 226,545,805 persons enumerated during the 1980 Census....
, when the community recorded a population of 7,195.
History
Carrollwood was founded in 1959 and was built out in the 1960s. The community spread westward during the 1970s and 80's. The community was struck by a tornado outbreak, which occurred throughout Central FloridaCentral Florida
Central Florida is a regional designation for the area surrounding Orlando in east central Florida, United States. The area represents the third largest population concentration in Florida, after the South Florida and Tampa Bay regions, respectively....
on April 4, 1966.
Geography
Carrollwood is located at 28.1 degrees north, 82.5 degrees west (28.0523, -82.4858). The elevationElevation
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for the community is 39 feet above sea level
Sea level
Mean sea level is a measure of the average height of the ocean's surface ; used as a standard in reckoning land elevation...
.
Carrollwood boundaries include Lake Magdalene
Lake Magdalene, Florida
Lake Magdalene is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 28,755 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Lake Magdalene is located at ....
to the north, Tampa
Tampa, Florida
Tampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
to the east, Egypt Lake
Egypt Lake, Florida
Egypt Lake is an unincorporated community in northwestern Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It's located within the Census Designated Place of Egypt Lake-Leto, which contains separate communities of Egypt Lake and Leto. It was a separate Census Designated Place from 1970 to 1990...
to the south, and Carrollwood Village
Carrollwood Village, Florida
Carrollwood Village is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. Although a separate community, it is a part of the census-designated place of Greater Carrollwood. The ZIP code for the community is 33618...
to the west.
Transportation
Some of the major roads serving the community are Dale Mabry HighwayDale Mabry Highway
Dale Mabry Highway is a north–south road in Tampa, Florida. The majority of its length consists of three lanes each direction plus a central turn-lane and often includes a right-turn lane. It begins at the MacDill Air Force Base entrance in South Tampa and ends by merging with US 41 just...
, Busch Boulevard, and Fletcher Avenue.
Education
- Lake Magdalene Elementary School
- Essrig Elementary School
- Claywell Elementary School
- Hill Middle School
- Buchanan Middle School
- Adams Middle School
- Chamberlain High School
- Gaither High School
- Carrollwood Elementary School
See also
- Carrollwood VillageCarrollwood Village, FloridaCarrollwood Village is an unincorporated community in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. Although a separate community, it is a part of the census-designated place of Greater Carrollwood. The ZIP code for the community is 33618...
- Greater CarrollwoodGreater Carrollwood, FloridaGreater Carrollwood is a census-designated place and an unincorporated census area located in northwestern Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 33,519 at the 2000 census. The census area includes the separate communities of Carrollwood and Carrollwood Village.- ZIP code...