![]() ![]() When the pioneer community living near the US Army outpost of Fort Brooke was incorporated in 1849, it was called "Tampa Town" and the name was shortened to simply "Tampa" in 1855. The Greater Tampa Bay area has over 4 million residents and generally includes the Tampa and Sarasota metro areas. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a four-county area composed of roughly 3.1 million residents, making it the second-largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the state and the sixth largest in the Southeastern United States, behind Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and Miami. The bay's port is the largest in the state, responsible for over $15 billion in economic impact. Tampa's economy is driven by tourism, health care, finance, insurance, technology, construction, and the maritime industry. Tampa was reincorporated as a city in 1887 following the Civil War. The cigar industry was also brought to the city by Vincente Martinez Ybor, after whom Ybor City is named. Tampa was founded as a military center during the 19th century with the establishment of Fort Brooke. With an estimated population of 398,173 in 2022, Tampa is the 49th most populous city in the country and the 3rd most populous city in Florida after Jacksonville and Miami. Tampa is the largest city in the Tampa Bay area and the seat of Hillsborough County. The city's borders include the north shore of Tampa Bay and the east shore of Old Tampa Bay. Tampa ( US: / ˈ t æ m p ə/ TAM-pə) is a city on the Gulf Coast of the U.S.
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