document_title: Tampa, Florida

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text: Tampa, Florida

text: History[edit]

text: Etymology[edit]

text: 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 etymology of the name is unclear. The word "Tampa" may have meant "sticks of fire" in the language of the Calusa, a Native American tribe that once lived south of today's Tampa Bay. This might be a reference to the many lightning strikes that the area receives during the summer months. Other historians claim the name means "the place to gather sticks".[22] Toponymist George R. Stewart writes that the name was the result of a miscommunication between the Spanish and the Indians, the Indian word being "itimpi", meaning simply "near it".[23]

text: The first iteration of the name "Tampa" first appears in the memoirs of Hernando de Escalante Fontaneda (1575), who had spent 17 years as a Calusa captive and traveled through much of peninsular Florida. He spelled it "Tanpa" and describes it as an important Calusa town on the west coast. While "Tanpa" may be the basis for the modern name, archaeologist Jerald Milanich states that the Calusa village of Tanpa was on the shores of Charlotte Harbor, which is about 65 miles south of Tampa Bay. A later Spanish expedition did not notice the mouth of Charlotte Harbor while sailing north along the west coast of Florida and assumed that the current Tampa Bay was the bay they sought, thus accidentally transferring the name on Spanish navigational charts.[24] Tampa Bay was labeled Bahía de Espíritu Santo (Bay of the Holy Spirit) in the earliest Spanish maps of Florida, but became known as Bahía Tampa (Tampa Bay) as early as 1695.[25]

text: People from Tampa are generally known as "Tampans" or "Tampanians". Local authorities consulted by Michael Kruse of the Tampa Bay Times suggest that "Tampan" was historically more common, while "Tampanian" became popular when the former term came to be seen as a potential insult.[7] A mix of Cuban, Italian, and Spanish immigrants began arriving in the late 1800s to live and work in the new communities of Ybor City and West Tampa. By about 1900, these newcomers came to be known as "tampeños" (or "tampeñas" for females), a term that is still sometimes used to refer to their descendants living in the area.[7][26][27]

text: European exploration[edit]

text: Not much is known about the cultures who called the Tampa Bay area home before European contact. When Spanish explorers arrived in the 1520s, they found Tocobaga villages around the northern half of Tampa Bay and Calusa villages along the southern portion of the bay.[28]

text: Expeditions led by Pánfilo de Narváez and Hernando de Soto landed near Tampa, but neither conquistador stayed long. The native inhabitants repulsed any Spanish attempt to establish a permanent settlement or convert them to Catholicism. The newcomers brought with them infectious diseases, resulting in a total collapse of the native cultures of Florida. The Tampa area was depopulated and ignored for more than 200 years.[22]

text: In the mid-18th century, events in American colonies drove the Seminole people into northern Florida.[29] During this period, the Tampa area had only a handful of residents: Cuban and Native American fishermen.[30] They lived in a small village at the mouth of Spanishtown Creek on Tampa Bay, in today's Hyde Park neighborhood along Bayshore Boulevard.[30]

text: U.S. control[edit]

text: After purchasing Florida from Spain in 1821, the United States built forts and trading posts in the new territory.[31] Fort Brooke was established in January 1824 at the mouth of the Hillsborough River on Tampa Bay, in Downtown Tampa.[32]

text: Tampa was initially an isolated frontier outpost. The sparse civilian population practically abandoned the area during the Second Seminole War from 1835 to 1842, after which the Seminoles were forced out and many settlers returned.[33]

text: Florida became the 27th state in 1845. On January 18, 1849, Tampa was officially incorporated as the "Village of Tampa". It was home to 185 civilians, or 974 total residents including military personnel, in 1850.[34][35] Tampa was reincorporated as a town on December 15, 1855.[36]

text: Civil War and Reconstruction[edit]

text: During the Civil War, Florida seceded along with most of the southern states to form the Confederate States of America, and Fort Brooke was manned by Confederate troops. Martial law was declared in Tampa in January 1862, and Tampa's city government ceased to operate for the duration of the war.[37]

text: In 1861, the Union Navy set up a blockade around many southern ports to cut off the Confederacy, and several ships were stationed near the mouth of Tampa Bay.[38][39][40] The Battle of Fort Brooke on October 16 and the Battle of Ballast Point on October 18, 1863, damaged the Confederates, with Union troops destroying Confederate blockade runners.[41] The Civil War ended in April 1865 with a Confederate defeat.

text: In May 1865, federal troops arrived in Tampa to occupy the fort and the town as part of Reconstruction. They remained until August 1869.

text: Tampa was a fishing village with very few people and little industry, and limited prospects for development. Tampa's chronic yellow fever epidemics, borne by mosquitoes from the swampland, were widespread during the late 1860s and 1870s, and many residents left.[42]

text: In 1869, residents voted to abolish the city of Tampa government.[43] The population of "Tampa Town" was below 800 by 1870, and had fallen further by 1880. Fort Brooke was decommissioned in 1883, and except for two cannons displayed on the University of Tampa campus, all traces of the fort are gone.[citation needed]

text: 1880s economic prosperity[edit]

text: In the mid-1880s, Tampa's fortunes took several sudden turns for the better. First, phosphate was discovered in the Bone Valley region southeast of Tampa in 1883. The mineral, vital for the production of fertilizers and other products, was soon being shipped out from the Port of Tampa in great volume. Tampa is still a major phosphate exporter.

text: The discovery of phosphate, the arrival of Plant's railroad, and the founding of Ybor City and West Tampa—all in the mid-1880s—were crucial to Tampa's development. The once-struggling village of Tampa became a bustling boomtown almost overnight, and had grown into one of the largest cities in Florida by 1900.[44]

text: Plant's railroad[edit]

text: Henry B. Plant's narrow-gauge South Florida Railroad reached Tampa and its port in late 1883, finally connecting the small town to the nation's railroad system after years of efforts by local leaders. Previously, Tampa's overland transportation links had consisted of sandy roads stretching across the Florida countryside. Plant's railroad made it much easier to get goods in and out of the Tampa Bay area. Phosphate and commercial fishing exports could be sent north by rail,[45] and many new products were brought into the Tampa market, along with the first tourists.

text: Ybor's cigars[edit]

text: The new railroad link enabled another important industry to come to Tampa. In 1885, the Tampa Board of Trade enticed Vicente Martinez Ybor to move his cigar manufacturing operations to Tampa from Key West. Proximity to Cuba made importation of "clear Havana tobacco" easy by sea, and Plant's railroad made shipment of finished cigars to the rest of the US market easy by land.[44]

text: Since Tampa was still a small town at the time (population less than 5,000), Ybor built hundreds of small houses around his factory to accommodate the immediate influx of mainly Cuban and Spanish cigar workers. Ybor City's factories rolled their first cigars in 1886, and many different cigar manufacturers moved their operations to town in ensuing years. Many Italian and a few eastern European Jewish immigrants arrived starting in the late 1880s, opening businesses and shops that catered to cigar workers. By 1900, over 10,000 immigrants had moved to the neighborhood. Several thousand more Cuban immigrants built West Tampa, another cigar-centric suburb founded a few years later by Hugh MacFarlane. Between them, two "Latin" communities combined to exponentially expand Tampa's population, economic base, and tax revenues, as Tampa became the "Cigar Capital of the World".[46]

text: Early 20th century[edit]

text: During the first few decades of the 20th century, the cigar-making industry was the backbone of Tampa's economy. The factories in Ybor City and West Tampa made an enormous number of cigars—in the peak year of 1929, over 500,000,000 cigars were hand rolled in the city.[47]

text: In 1904, a civic association of local businessmen dubbed themselves Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla (named after local mythical pirate José Gaspar), and staged an "invasion" of the city followed by a parade. With a few exceptions, the Gasparilla Pirate Festival has been held every year since.[48]

text: Bolita and organized crime[edit]

text: Beginning in the late 19th century, illegal bolita lotteries were very popular among the Tampa working classes, especially in Ybor City. In the early 1920s, this small-time operation was taken over by Charlie Wall, the rebellious son of a prominent Tampa family, and went big-time. Bolita was able to openly thrive only because of kick-backs and bribes to key local politicians and law enforcement officials, and many were on the take.[49]

text: Profits from the bolita lotteries and Prohibition-era bootlegging led to the development of several organized crime factions in the city. Charlie Wall was the first major boss, but various power struggles culminated in consolidation of control by Sicilian mafioso Santo Trafficante Sr. and his faction in the 1950s. After his death in 1954 from cancer, control passed to his son, Santo Trafficante Jr., who established alliances with families in New York City and extended his power throughout Florida and into Batista-era Cuba.[50][51]

text: The era of rampant and open corruption ended in the 1950s, when Estes Kefauver's traveling organized crime hearings came to town and were followed by the sensational misconduct trials of several local officials. Although many of the worst offenders in government and the mob were not charged, the trials helped to end the sense of lawlessness which had prevailed in Tampa for decades.[49]

text: Mid to late 20th century[edit]

text: Tampa grew considerably as a result of World War II. Prior to the United States' involvement in the conflict, construction began on MacDill Field, which served as a main base for Army Air Corps and later Army Air Forces operations just before and during World War II, with multiple auxiliary airfields around the Tampa Bay area and surrounding counties. At the end of the war, MacDill remained as an active military installation, while the auxiliary fields reverted to civilian control. Two of these auxiliary fields would later become the present-day Tampa International Airport and St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport. With the establishment of an independent U.S. Air Force in 1947, MacDill Field became MacDill Air Force Base.

text: During the 1950s and 1960s Tampa saw record-setting population growth that has not been seen since. This amazing growth spurred major expansion of the city's highways and bridges, bringing thousands into the city and creating opportunities for Tampa business owners who welcomed tourists and new citizens alike into their neighborhoods. It was during this time period in the city's history that two of the most popular tourist attractions in the area were developed – Busch Gardens and Lowry Park. Many of the well-known institutions that play an important role in the economic development of the city were established during this time period.[52]

text: The University of South Florida was established in North Tampa in 1956 and opened for students in September 1960.[53] The school spurred the construction of several residential and commercial developments in the previously agriculture-dominated area around the new campus. Overall, Tampa continued to expand away from the city center during the 1960s as new hospitals, schools, churches and subdivisions all began appearing to accommodate the growth. Many business offices began moving away from the traditional downtown office building into more convenient neighborhood office plazas.[52]

text: In 1970, the U.S. Census Bureau reported city's population as 80.0% white and 19.7% black.[54]

text: Four attempts have been made to consolidate the municipal government of the city of Tampa with the county government of Hillsborough County (1967, 1970, 1971, and 1972), all of which failed at the ballot box; the greatest loss was the most recent attempt in 1972, with the final tally being 33,160 (31%) in favor and 73,568 (69%) against the proposed charter.[55]

text: The biggest recent growth in the city was the development of New Tampa, which started in 1988 when the city annexed a mostly rural area of 24 square miles (62 km2) between I-275 and I-75.

text: East Tampa, historically a mostly black community, was the scene of several race riots during and for some time after the period of racial segregation, mainly due to problems between residents and the Tampa Police Department.

text: Climate and natural environment[edit]

text: Topography[edit]

text: According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 175.3 square miles (453.9 km2), including 113.4 square miles (293.7 km2) of land and 61.8 square miles (160.1 km2) (35.3%) of water.[5] The highest point in the city is only 48 feet (15 m) above sea level. Tampa is bordered by two bodies of water, Old Tampa Bay and Hillsborough Bay, which flow together to form Tampa Bay, which in turn flows into the Gulf of Mexico. The Hillsborough River flows into Hillsborough Bay, passing directly in front of Downtown Tampa and supplying Tampa's main source of fresh water. The Palm River is a smaller river flowing from just east of the city into McKay Bay, which is a smaller inlet, sited at the northeast end of Hillsborough Bay.[56] Tampa's geography is marked by the Interbay Peninsula which divides Hillsborough Bay (the eastern) from Old Tampa Bay (the western).

text: Seasonal trends[edit]

text: The Tampa Bay area has a humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) zone, although due to its location on the Florida peninsula on Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, it shows some characteristics of a tropical climate. Tampa's climate generally features hot summers with frequent thunderstorms and dry and mild winters. Average highs range from 70 to 90 °F (21 to 32 °C) year round, and lows 52 to 76 °F (11 to 24 °C).[57]

text: Summertime weather patterns predominate from around mid-May through mid-October, which roughly coincides with the rainy season. Daily temperatures are very consistent during this period, with daytime highs very often measuring near 90 °F (32 °C) and lows in the mid- to upper 70s  °F (23–25 °C), almost always accompanied by high humidity. Mainly due to the proximity of large bodies of water, the official high temperature has never hit 100 °F (37.8 °C) – the all-time record high temperature is 99 °F (37 °C), recorded on June 5, 1985.[57] Afternoon thunderstorms, usually generated by the interaction of the Gulf and Atlantic sea breezes, are such a regular occurrence during the summer that the Tampa Bay area and nearby inland areas of Central Florida are recognized as the "Lightning Capital of North America". The regular summertime afternoon thundershowers occasionally intensify into a severe thunderstorm, bringing heavy downpours, frequent lightning, strong straight-line winds, and sometimes hail.[57] Average temperatures gradually fall beginning in September, and average daily rainfall amounts decrease as well during autumn.

text: Winter in the area is generally dry and mild. Average high temperatures range from the low to mid 70s °F (21–24 °C) during the day to the low to mid 50s °F (10–13 °C) at night. Occasionally cold fronts make it all the way south to the Tampa area and daytime highs stay in the 50s °F (10–13 °C) for a day or two, and nighttime lows fall below 40 F (5 C). Tampa average 2 days a year of frost, although many years may pass without a frost in the Tampa area. The lowest temperature ever recorded in Tampa was 18 °F (−8 °C) on December 13, 1962.[57] The last measurable snow recorded in Tampa fell on January 19, 1977, with amounts between a trace and 0.2 inches (0.5 cm).

text: Spring in Tampa sees a slow increase in temperatures beginning in late February. However, monthly rainfall averages stay low until June, usually leading to dry conditions and the threat of brush fires in April and May.

text: Tropical storms[edit]

text: Though threatened by tropical systems almost every hurricane season (which runs from June 1 to November 30), Tampa seldom feels major effects from tropical storms or hurricane; no hurricane has made landfall in the immediate Tampa Bay area since the 1921 Tampa Bay hurricane made landfall near Tarpon Springs and caused extensive damage throughout the region.[58][59] Three major hurricanes have seriously threatened Tampa in the ensuing decades. Hurricane Donna (1960), Hurricane Charley (2004), and Hurricane Irma (2017) were each forecast to make landfall in Tampa Bay from the southwest, a worst-case track that would result in maximum storm surges throughout the region.[60] However, all three storms turned to the east and made landfall in southwest Florida instead. Irma came closest, moving almost due north after making landfall near Marco Island on September 10, 2017 and passing just east of Tampa as a Category 1 storm. Irma caused substantial damage to the area, particularly to the electrical grid.[61]

text: Because of tremendous population growth and coastal development since the last hurricane strike combined with rising sea levels due to climate change, Tampa and the entire Tampa Bay area is considered one of the most vulnerable regions in the world to a direct hit from a major storm.[58]

text: Climate zone and monthly averages[edit]

text: The city of Tampa is split between two USDA climate zones. According to the 2012 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, Tampa is listed as USDA zone 9b north of Kennedy Boulevard away from the bay and 10a south of Kennedy Boulevard and along the bay, Zone 10a is about the northern limit of where coconut palms and royal palms can be grown, although some specimens do grow in northern Tampa. Since the Tampa area is home to a diverse range of freeze-sensitive agriculture and aquaculture, hard freezes, although quite rare, are a major concern. Since Tampa has some characteristics of a tropical climate, hard freezes (defined as below 28 °F (−2.2 °C)) happen rarely (every five to 20 years depending on location). The last officially recorded freeze at Tampa International Airport took place on the morning of January 13, 2011, when the temperature dropped to 31 °F (−1 °C).[62]

text:
[hide]Climate data for Tampa, Florida (Tampa Int'l), 1981−2010 normals,[a] extremes 1890−present[b]

Month
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Year

Record high °F (°C)
86
(30)
88
(31)
92
(33)
96
(36)
98
(37)
99
(37)
98
(37)
98
(37)
96
(36)
95
(35)
92
(33)
86
(30)
99
(37)

Mean maximum °F (°C)
81.1
(27.3)
82.3
(27.9)
85.2
(29.6)
88.2
(31.2)
93.3
(34.1)
94.8
(34.9)
94.8
(34.9)
94.4
(34.7)
93.5
(34.2)
90.8
(32.7)
86.2
(30.1)
82.4
(28)
96.0
(35.6)

Average high °F (°C)
69.9
(21.1)
72.5
(22.5)
76.3
(24.6)
81.0
(27.2)
87.2
(30.7)
89.6
(32)
90.1
(32.3)
90.2
(32.3)
88.9
(31.6)
84.3
(29.1)
78.0
(25.6)
72.0
(22.2)
81.7
(27.6)

Daily mean °F (°C)
60.8
(16)
63.4
(17.4)
67.3
(19.6)
72.0
(22.2)
78.4
(25.8)
82.2
(27.9)
83.0
(28.3)
83.2
(28.4)
81.7
(27.6)
76.2
(24.6)
69.1
(20.6)
63.1
(17.3)
73.4
(23)

Average low °F (°C)
51.6
(10.9)
54.4
(12.4)
58.2
(14.6)
63.0
(17.2)
69.7
(20.9)
74.8
(23.8)
75.9
(24.4)
76.2
(24.6)
74.5
(23.6)
68.0
(20)
60.3
(15.7)
54.2
(12.3)
65.1
(18.4)

Mean minimum °F (°C)
32.6
(0.3)
37.0
(2.8)
41.4
(5.2)
48.8
(9.3)
59.6
(15.3)
68.3
(20.2)
70.8
(21.6)
71.7
(22.1)
67.5
(19.7)
53.2
(11.8)
44.6
(7)
36.1
(2.3)
30.2
(−1)

Record low °F (°C)
21
(−6)
22
(−6)
29
(−2)
38
(3)
49
(9)
53
(12)
63
(17)
66
(19)
54
(12)
40
(4)
23
(−5)
18
(−8)
18
(−8)

Average rainfall inches (mm)
2.23
(56.6)
2.81
(71.4)
3.03
(77)
2.03
(51.6)
2.10
(53.3)
6.68
(169.7)
7.07
(179.6)
7.77
(197.4)
6.30
(160)
2.26
(57.4)
1.55
(39.4)
2.47
(62.7)
46.3
(1,176)

Average rainy days (≥ 0.01 inch)
6.8
6.6
6.6
4.9
5.5
12.7
15.9
16.0
12.2
6.5
5.1
5.8
104.6

Average relative humidity (%)
74.9
73.0
71.8
69.0
69.8
74.4
76.6
78.4
77.6
74.2
75.0
75.0
74.1

Mean monthly sunshine hours
199.9
202.7
267.5
299.1
314.5
277.8
265.3
249.5
223.0
233.9
201.7
191.6
2,926.5

Percent possible sunshine
61
65
72
78
75
67
62
61
60
66
62
60
66

Source #1: NOAA (relative humidity and sun 1961−1990)[63][64][65] Weather Channel[66]

Source #2: Tampa Bay Times for April record high[67]

text: Cityscape[edit]

text: Neighborhoods[edit]

text: The city is divided into many neighborhoods, many of which were towns and unincorporated communities annexed by the growing city. Generally, the city is divided into the following areas: Downtown Tampa, New Tampa, West Tampa, East Tampa, North Tampa, and South Tampa. Well-known neighborhoods include Ybor City, Forest Hills, Ballast Point, Sulphur Springs, Seminole Heights, Tampa Heights, Palma Ceia, Hyde Park, Davis Islands, Tampa Palms, College Hill, and non-residential areas of Gary and the Westshore Business District.

text: Architecture[edit]

text: Tampa displays a wide variety of architectural designs and styles. Most of Tampa's high rises demonstrate post-modern architecture. The design for the renovated Tampa Museum of Art displays post-modern architecture, while the city hall and the Tampa Theatre belong to Art Deco architecture.

text: The Tampa mayor Pam Iorio made the redevelopment of Tampa's downtown, especially residential development, a priority.[68] Several residential and mixed-development high-rises have been constructed. Another of Mayor Iorio's initiatives was the Tampa Riverwalk, a mixed-use path along the Hillsborough River in downtown. Channelside was recently approved[69] to undergo major renovations by Tampa Bay Lightning owner Jeff Vinik along with other investors. Several museums are part of the plan, including new homes for the Tampa Bay History Center, the Glazer Children's Museum, and the Tampa Museum of Art.[70] Mayor Bob Buckhorn has continued these developments.

text: Tampa is the site of several skyscrapers. Overall, there are 18 completed buildings that rise over 250 feet (76 m) high. The city also has 69 high-rises,[71] second only to Miami in the state of Florida. The tallest building in the city is 100 North Tampa, formerly the AmSouth Building, which rises 42 floors and 579 feet (176 m) in Downtown Tampa.[72] The structure was completed in 1992, and is the tallest building in Florida outside of Miami and Jacksonville.[72]

text:
100 North Tampa (1992)

Bank of America Plaza (1986)

One Tampa City Center (1981)

SunTrust Financial Centre (1992)

The Element (2009)

Park Tower (1972)

Rivergate Tower (1988)

The Sunshine Skyway Bridge (1987)

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text: Landmarks[edit]

text: The Sulphur Springs Water Tower, a landmark in the Sulphur Springs section of the city, dates back to the late 1920s. This boom period for Florida also saw the construction of an ornate movie palace, the Tampa Theatre, a Mediterranean revival on Davis Islands, and Bayshore Boulevard, which borders Hillsborough Bay from downtown Tampa to areas in South Tampa. The road has a 6-mile (10 km) continuous sidewalk on the eastern end, the longest in the world.[73][74]

text: The Ybor City District is home to several buildings on the National Register of Historic Places and has been declared a National Historic Landmark. Notable structures include El Centro Español de Tampa, Centro Asturiano de Tampa and other social clubs built in the early 1900s.

text: Babe Zaharias Golf Course in the Forest Hills area of Tampa has been designated a Historical Landmark by the National Register of Historic Places. It was bought in 1949 by the famous "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias, who had a residence nearby, and closed upon her death. In 1974, the city of Tampa opened the golf course to the public.[75]

text: The Story of Tampa, a public painting by Lynn Ash, is a 4-by-8-foot (1.2 m × 2.4 m) oil on masonite mural that weaves together many of the notable aspects of Tampa's unique character and identity. It was commissioned in 2003 by the city's Public Art Program and can be found in the lobby of the Tampa Municipal Office Building.[76]

text: Park Tower (originally the First Financial Bank of Florida) is the first substantial skyscraper in downtown Tampa. Completed in 1973, it was the tallest skyscraper in Tampa until the completion of One Tampa City Center in 1981.[77] The Rivergate building, a cylindrical structure known as the "Beer Can building", was featured in the movie The Punisher.

text: Spanning the southern part of Tampa Bay is the massive steel-span Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

text: Tampa is home to the Bro Bowl, one of the last remaining skateparks built during skateboarding's "Golden Era" in the 1970s. It opened in 1979 and was constructed by Tampa Parks and Recreation. It was the first public skatepark to be constructed in Florida and the third on the East Coast.[citation needed]

text: Demographics[edit]

text:
Historical population

Census
Pop.

%±

1850
974

—

1870
796

—

1880
720

−9.5%

1890
5,532

668.3%

1900
15,839

186.3%

1910
37,782

138.5%

1920
51,608

36.6%

1930
101,161

96.0%

1940
108,391

7.1%

1950
124,681

15.0%

1960
274,970

120.5%

1970
277,714

1.0%

1980
271,523

−2.2%

1990
280,015

3.1%

2000
303,447

8.4%

2010
335,709

10.6%

Est. 2016
377,165
[6]
12.3%

source:[78][79][80][81]

text:
Tampa demographics

2010 Census
Tampa
Hillsborough County
Florida

Total population
335,709
1,229,226
18,801,310

Population, percent change, 2000 to 2010
+10.6%
+23.1%
+17.6%

Population density
2,960.2/sq mi
1,204.9/sq mi
350.6/sq mi

White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic)
62.9%
71.3%
75.0%

(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian)
46.3%
53.7%
57.9%

Black or African-American
26.2%
16.7%
16.0%

Hispanic or Latino (of any race)
23.1%
24.9%
22.5%

Asian
3.4%
3.4%
2.4%

Native American or Native Alaskan
0.4%
0.4%
0.4%

Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian
0.1%
0.1%
0.1%

Two or more races (Multiracial)
3.2%
3.1%
2.5%

Other
3.8%
5.0%
3.6%

text: As of 2000, the largest European ancestries in the city were German (9.2%), Irish (8.4%), English (7.7%), Italian (5.6%), and French (2.4%).[82]

text: As of 2010, there were 157,130 households out of which 13.5% were vacant. In 2000, 27.6% households had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.4% were married couples living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.9% were non-families. 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.07.

text: In 2000, the city's population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 20.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34.7 years old. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.1 males.

text: In 2006, the median income for a household in the city was $39,602, and the median income for a family was $45,823. Males had a median income of $40,461 versus $29,868 for females. The per capita income for the city was $26,522. 20.1% of the population and 16.4% of families were below the poverty line. 31.0% of those under the age of 18 and 13.6% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty level.

text: As of 2000, those who spoke only English at home accounted for 77.4% of all residents, while 22.6% spoke other languages in their homes. The most significant was Spanish speakers who made up 17.8% of the population, while French came up as the third most spoken language, which made up 0.6%, and Italian was at fourth, with 0.6% of the population.[83]

text: There is a large gay population and a gay cultural center known as the GaYbor District.

text: Religion[edit]

text: Communities of faith have organized in Tampa from 1846, when a Methodist congregation established the city's first church,[84] to 1939, when a 21-year-old Billy Graham began his career as a spiritual evangelist and preacher on downtown's Franklin Street,[85] and through to today. Among Tampa's noteworthy religious structures are Sacred Heart Catholic Church, a 1905 downtown landmark noted for its soaring, Romanesque revival construction in granite and marble with German-crafted stained glass windows,[86] the distinctive rock and mortar St. James Episcopal House of Prayer, listed with the National Register of Historic Places,[87] and the St. Paul AME church, which has seen the likes of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.[85] and President Bill Clinton speak from its pulpit.[88] The latter two have been designated by the city government as Local Landmark Structures.[89]

text: Tampa's religious community includes a broad representation of Christian denominations, including those above, and Presbyterian, Lutheran, Christian Science, Church of God, United Church of Christ, Philippine Independent Church, Unitarian Universalist, Metropolitan Community Church, Seventh-day Adventist, Eastern Orthodox (Greek, Coptic, Syrian, and OCA), various Pentecostal movements, Anglicans, the Quakers, Jehovah's Witnesses, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. There is also at least one congregation of Messianic Jews in Tampa.[90] There is a Korean Baptist church,[91][92] a Mennonite church, several Haitian churches, and a Vietnamese Baptist Church.[93] Tampa has several Jewish synagogues practicing Orthodox, Conservative, and Reform.[94] In addition, there is a small Zoroastrian community present in Tampa.[95]

text: Around the city are located a handful of mosques for followers of Islam, as well as a Tibetan-style Buddhist temple, a Thai Buddhist Wat,[96] and local worship centers for the Sikh,[97] Hindu and Bahá'í faiths. The Church of Scientology, based in nearby Clearwater, maintains a location for its members in Tampa.[98]

text: Overall, Tampa is 50th out of the largest 51 metropolitan area in the percentage of the populace that attends religious services of any kind.[99]

text: Economy[edit]

text: Finance, retail, healthcare, insurance, shipping by air and sea, national defense, professional sports, tourism, and real estate all play vital roles in the area's economy.[100] Hillsborough County alone has an estimated 740,000 employees, a figure which is projected to increase to 922,000 by 2015.[100] Several large corporations, such as banks and telecommunications companies, maintain regional offices in Tampa.

text: Several Fortune 1000 companies are headquartered in the metropolitan area,[101] including OSI Restaurant Partners, WellCare, TECO Energy, and Raymond James Financial.

text:
Largest employers in Tampa (2013)[102]

Employer
Employees
Industry

BayCare Health System
19,600
Healthcare

Publix Super Market
13,800
Retail

HCA West Florida
13,150
Healthcare

Frontier Communications
9,950
Telecommunications

Tampa General Hospital
6,600
Healthcare

Wal-Mart
5,800
Retail

Florida Hospital
5,100
Healthcare

JPMorgan Chase & Co.
5,000
Finance

Moffitt Cancer Center
4,300
Healthcare

Citi
4,000
Finance

text: Downtown Tampa is undergoing significant development and redevelopment in line with a general national trend toward urban residential development. As of April 2007, the Tampa Downtown Partnership noted development proceeding on 20 residential, hotel, and mixed-use projects.[103] Many of the new downtown developments are nearing completion in the midst of a housing market slump, which has caused numerous projects to be delayed or revamped, and some of the 20 projects TDP lists have not broken ground and are being refinanced. Nonetheless several developments are nearing completion, which city leaders hope will make downtown into a 24-hour neighborhood instead of a 9 to 5 business district.[104] As of 2010, Tampa residents faced a decline in rent of 2%. Nationally rent had decreased 4%.[105] The Tampa Business Journal found Tampa to be the number two city for real estate investment in 2014.[106]

text: Tampa's port is now the seventh largest in the nation and Florida's largest tonnage port, handling nearly half of all seaborne commerce that passes through the state. Tampa currently ranks second in the state behind Miami in terms of cruise ship travel. Besides smaller regional cruise ships such as Yacht Starship and SunCruz Casino, Tampa also serves as a port of call for three cruise lines: Holland America's MS Ryndam, Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas and Radiance of the Seas, and Carnival's Inspiration and Legend.[107]

text: The main server farm for Wikipedia and other Wikimedia Foundation projects is located in Tampa.[108]

text: MacDill Air Force Base remains a major employer as the parent installation for over 15,000 active uniformed military, Department of Defense (DoD) civil service and DoD contractor personnel in the Tampa Bay area. A significant majority of the civil service and contractor personnel are, in fact, themselves retired career military personnel. In addition to the 6th Air Mobility Wing, which is "host wing" for the base, MacDill is also home to Headquarters, United States Central Command (USCENTCOM), Headquarters, United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), the 927th Air Refueling Wing, Headquarters, United States Marine Forces Central Command (USMARCENT), Headquarters, United States Special Operations Command Central (USSOCCENT), and numerous other military activities of the active and reserve components of the armed forces.

text: Since the year 2000, Tampa has seen a notable upsurge in high-market demand from consumers, signaling more wealth concentrated in the area.[109]

text: Arts and culture[edit]

text: Arts and entertainment[edit]

text: Tampa is home to a variety of stage and performing arts venues and theaters, including the David A. Straz Jr. Center for the Performing Arts, Tampa Theatre, Gorilla Theatre, and the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre next to the Florida State Fairgrounds.

text: Performing arts companies and organizations which call Tampa home include the Florida Orchestra, Opera Tampa, Jobsite Theater, the Master Chorale of Tampa Bay, Stageworks Theatre, Spanish Lyric Theater, Tampa Bay Opera, and the Tampa Bay Symphony.

text: Current popular nightlife districts include Channelside, Ybor City, SoHo, International Plaza and Bay Street, and Seminole Hard Rock. Downtown Tampa also contains some nightlife, and there are more clubs/bars to be found in other areas of the city. Tampa is rated sixth on Maxim magazine's list of top party cities.[110]

text: The area has become a "de facto" headquarters of professional wrestling, with many pros living in the area.[111][112][113][114] WWE's former developmental territory, Florida Championship Wrestling, was also based in Tampa.

text: Tampa is home to several death metal bands, an extreme form of heavy metal music that evolved from thrash metal. Many of the genre's pioneers and foremost figures are based in and around the city. Chief among these are Deicide, Six Feet Under, Obituary, Cannibal Corpse, Death and Morbid Angel. The Tampa scene grew with the birth of Morrisound Recording, which established itself as an international recording destination for metal bands.[115]

text: The underground rock band, the Baskervils, got their start in Tampa. They played the Tampa Bay area between 1994 and 1997 and then moved to New York City. Underground hip-hop group Equilibrium is based out of Tampa, as well as the Christian metalcore band Underoath.

text: In 2009, the new Frank Wildhorn musical Wonderland: Alice's New Musical Adventure hosted its world premiere at the Straz Center.

text: Museums[edit]

text: The Tampa area is home to a number of museums that cover a wide array of subjects and studies. These include the Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI), which has several floors of science-related exhibits plus the only domed IMAX theater in Florida and a planetarium; the Tampa Museum of Art; the USF Contemporary Art Museum; the Tampa Bay History Center; the Tampa Firefighters Museum; the Henry B. Plant Museum; and Ybor City Museum State Park. Permanently docked in downtown's Channel District is the SS American Victory, a former World War II Victory ship which is now used as a museum ship.

text: Cuisine[edit]

text: Tampa has a diverse culinary scene from small cafes and bakeries to bistros and farm-to-table restaurants. The food of Tampa has a history of Cuban, Spanish, Floribbean and Italian cuisines. There are also many Colombian, Puerto Rican, Vietnamese and barbecue restaurants. Seafood is very popular in Tampa, and Greek cuisine is prominent in the area, including around Tarpon Springs. Food trucks are popular, and the area holds the record for the world's largest food truck rally. In addition to Ybor, the areas of Seminole Heights and South Tampa are known for their restaurants.

text: Tampa is the birthplace of the Florida version of the deviled crab and the Cuban sandwich, which has been officially designated as the "signature sandwich of the city of Tampa" by the city council.[116] A Tampa Cuban sandwich is distinct from other regional versions, as Genoa salami is layered in with the other ingredients, likely due to the influence of Italian immigrants living next to Cubans and Spaniards in Ybor City.[117][118]

text: Several restaurant chains were founded or headquartered in Tampa, including Outback Steakhouse, The Melting Pot, Front Burner Brands, Carrabba's, Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar, Bonefish Grill, Columbia Restaurant, Checkers and Rally's, Taco Bus, and PDQ.

text: Tourism and recreation[edit]

text: The city of Tampa operates over 165 parks and beaches covering 2,286 acres (9.25 km2) within city limits; 42 more in surrounding suburbs covering 70,000 acres (280 km2) are maintained by Hillsborough County. These areas include Hillsborough River State Park, just northeast of the city. Tampa is home to a number of attractions and theme parks, including Busch Gardens Tampa, Adventure Island, the Lowry Park Zoo, and the Florida Aquarium.

text: The Lowry Park Zoo features over 2,000 animals, interactive exhibits, rides, educational shows and more. The zoo serves as an economic, cultural, environmental and educational anchor in Tampa.

text: Big Cat Rescue is one of the largest accredited sanctuaries in the world dedicated entirely to abused and abandoned big cats.[119] It is home to about 80 lions, tigers, bobcats, cougars and other species, most of whom have been abandoned, abused, orphaned, saved from being turned into fur coats, or retired from performing acts.[119] They have a variety of different tours available.[120]

text: Busch Gardens Tampa is a 335-acre (1.36 km2) Africa-themed park located near the University of South Florida. It features many thrilling roller coasters, for which it is known, including Sheikra, Montu, Gwazi and Kumba. Visitors can also view and interact with a number of African wildlife. Adventure Island is a 30-acre (12 ha) water park adjacent to Busch Gardens.

text: The Florida Aquarium is a 250,000 sq ft (23,000 m2) aquarium located in the Channel District. It hosts over 20,000 species of aquatic plants and animals. It is known for its unique glass architecture. Adjacent to the aquarium is the SS American Victory, a World War II Victory ship preserved as a museum ship.

text: The Tampa Bay History Center is a museum located in the Channel District. It boasts over 60,000 sq ft (5,600 m2) of exhibits through 12,000 years. There are theaters, a map gallery, a research center and a museum store.

text: Well-known shopping areas include International Plaza and Bay Street, WestShore Plaza, the SoHo district, and Hyde Park Village.[121] Palma Ceia is home to the Palma Ceia Design District.[122] Previously, Tampa had been home to the Floriland Mall (now an office park), Tampa Bay Center (demolished and replaced with the new Tampa Bay Buccaneers training facility, known as "One Buc Place"), and East Lake Square Mall (now an office park).

text: The Tampa Port Authority currently operates three cruise ship terminals in Tampa's Channel District. The Port of Tampa is the year-round home port for Carnival Cruise Lines' MS Carnival Inspiration and MS Carnival Legend. In 2010 Tampa will also be a seasonal port for Holland America Line's MS Ryndam, as well as Royal Caribbean International's MS Grandeur of the Seas and MS Radiance of the Seas.[123] A fourth company, Norwegian Cruise Line, has announced plans to sail out of Tampa for the first time. The 2,240 passenger MS Norwegian Star will be Tampa's largest cruise ship when it debuts a seasonal schedule in 2011. Cruise itineraries from Tampa include stops in the Eastern and Western Caribbean islands, Honduras, Belize, and Mexico.[124]

text: Events[edit]

text: Perhaps the most well known and anticipated events are those from Tampa's annual celebration of "Gasparilla", particularly the Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a mock pirate invasion held since 1904 in late January or early February. Often referred to as Tampa's "Mardi Gras", the invasion flotilla led by the pirate ship, Jose Gasparilla, and subsequent parade draw over 400,000 attendees, contributing tens of millions of dollars to the city's economy. Beyond the initial invasion, numerous Gasparilla festivities take place each year between January and March, including the Gasparilla Children's Parade, the more adult-oriented Sant'Yago Knight Parade, the Gasparilla Distance Classic, Gasparilla Festival of the Arts, and the Gasparilla International Film Festival, among other pirate themed events.[125]

text: Other notable events include the Outback Bowl, which is held New Year's Day at Raymond James Stadium. Each February, The Florida State Fair brings crowds from across the state, while "Fiesta Day" celebrates Tampa's Cuban, Spanish, German, Italian, English, Irish, Jewish, and African-Cuban immigrant heritage. The India International Film Festival (IIFF) of Tampa Bay also takes place in February. In April the MacDill Air Fest entertains as one of the largest military air shows in the U.S. Guavaween, a nighttime street celebration infuses Halloween with the Latin flavor of Ybor City.[126] Downtown Tampa hosts the largest anime convention in Florida, Metrocon, a three-day event held in either June or July at the Tampa Convention Center.[127] Ybor also hosts "GaYbor Days", an annual street party in the GLBT-friendly GaYbor district.[128] The Tampa International Gay and Lesbian Film Festival, held annually since 1989, is the city's largest film festival event,[129] and one of the largest independent gay film festivals in the country.[130]

text: Tampa hosted the 2012 Republican National Convention and the 15th International Indian Film Academy Awards in April 2014.[131][132]

text: Sports[edit]

text:
Team
League
Stadium
First season
Championships

Tampa Bay Buccaneers
NFL
Raymond James Stadium
1976
1 (XXXVII)[133]

Tampa Bay Lightning
NHL
Amalie Arena
1992
1 (2004)[134]

Tampa Bay Rays
MLB
Tropicana Field (St. Petersburg)
1998
0

Tampa Bay Rowdies
USL
Al Lang Stadium (St. Petersburg)
1975 (original club), 2010 (current club)
2* (1975; 2012)[135]

Tampa Bay Storm
AFL
Amalie Arena
1987 (moved to Tampa in 1991)
5 (V; VII; IX; X; XVII)[136]

text: Tampa is represented by teams in three major professional sports leagues: the National Football League, the National Hockey League, and Major League Baseball. The NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning call Tampa home, while the Tampa Bay Rays of the MLB play across the bay in St. Petersburg. As indicated by their names, these teams, plus several other sports teams, represent the entire Tampa metropolitan area.

text: The Tampa Bay area has long been a site for Major League Baseball spring training facilities and minor league baseball teams. The New York Yankees conduct spring training in Tampa, and the Tampa Yankees play there in the summer. On the collegiate level, the University of South Florida Bulls and the University of Tampa Spartans participate in many different sports.

text: Football[edit]

text: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers began in 1976 as an expansion team of the NFL. They struggled at first, losing their first 26 games in a row to set a league record for futility. After a brief taste of success in the late 1970s, the Bucs again returned to their losing ways, and at one point lost 10+ games for 12 seasons in a row. The hiring of Tony Dungy in 1996 started an improving trend that eventually led to the team's victory in Super Bowl XXXVII in 2003 under coach Jon Gruden.

text: Tampa has hosted four Super Bowls: Super Bowl XVIII (1984), Super Bowl XXV (1991), Super Bowl XXXV (2001), and Super Bowl XLIII (2009). The first two events were held at Tampa Stadium, and the other two at Raymond James Stadium. Tampa will be the host for Super Bowl LV in 2021.[137]

text: Originally the Pittsburgh Gladiators and a charter member of the Arena Football League, the Tampa Bay Storm relocated from Pittsburgh in 1991 and won ArenaBowl V that year. They have won 4 more ArenaBowls since then: ArenaBowl VII, IX, X, and XVII, and also appeared in ArenaBowl I, III, XII and XXIII.[138] They have the most Arena Bowl titles.

text: Tampa was also home to the Tampa Bay Bandits of the United States Football League. The Bandits made the playoffs twice in their three seasons under head coach Steve Spurrier and drew league-leading crowds to Tampa Stadium, but the team folded along with the rest of the USFL after the 1985 season.[139][140] They played at Tampa Stadium, which hosted the 1984 USFL Championship Game.[141]

text: Raymond James Stadium hosted the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship.

text: Baseball[edit]

text: The Tampa Bay area has long been home to spring training, minor league, and excellent amateur baseball. The Tampa Bay Rays (originally "Devil Rays") began playing in 1998 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg. After a decade of futility, the Rays won the 2008 American League Pennant and made it to the World Series. They also won American League East titles in 2008 and 2010.

text: In 2007, the Rays began the process of searching for a stadium site closer to the center of the area's population, possibly in Tampa.[142][143]

text: Several Major League baseball teams conduct spring training in the area, and most also operate minor league teams in the Class-A Florida State League. The New York Yankees and the affiliated Tampa Yankees use George M. Steinbrenner Field across Dale Mabry Highway from Raymond James Stadium.

text: Hockey[edit]

text: The NHL's Tampa Bay Lightning was established in 1992, and currently play their home games at Amalie Arena, located in downtown Tampa. In 2004, the team won their first and only Stanley Cup. The Lightning lost the Eastern Conference Final in 2011 in 7 games against that year's champion Boston Bruins. The Bolts were Eastern Conference Champions in 2015. They returned to the Eastern Conference Final in 2016 but lost in 7 games to the eventual champion Pittsburgh Penguins.

text: Soccer[edit]

text: The Tampa Bay Rowdies compete in the United Soccer League (2nd Division) after spending their first 6 seasons in the North American Soccer League. The team began play at Tampa's George M. Steinbrenner Field in 2010, then moved to St. Petersburg's Al Lang Field in 2011. The Rowdies won their first league championship in Soccer Bowl 2012.

text: Previously, Tampa had hosted two top-level soccer teams. The Tampa Bay Rowdies of the original North American Soccer League was the area's first major sports franchise, beginning play in 1975 at Tampa Stadium. The Rowdies were an immediate success, drawing good crowds and winning Soccer Bowl '75 in their first season to bring Tampa its first professional sports championship. Though the NASL ceased operations in 1984, the Rowdies continued to compete in various soccer leagues until finally folding in 1993.

text: The success of the Rowdies prompted Major League Soccer (MLS) to award Tampa a charter member of the new league in 1996. The Tampa Bay Mutiny were the first MLS Supporters' Shield winner and had much early success beginning in 1996. However, the club folded in 2001 when local ownership could not be secured mainly due to a financially poor lease agreement for Raymond James Stadium. The city has no current representation in MLS, however, the Rowdies are currently seeking to join the league.[144]

text: College sports[edit]

text: The University of South Florida is the only NCAA Division I sports program in Tampa. USF began playing intercollegiate sports in 1965. The South Florida Bulls established a basketball team in 1971 and a football team in 1997. The Bulls joined the Big East in 2005, and the football team rose to as high as #2 in the BCS rankings in 2007. They are now part of the American Athletic Conference.

text: The University of Tampa Spartans compete at the NCAA Division II level in the Sunshine State Conference (SSC).

text: Government[edit]

text: Tampa is governed under the strong mayor form of government. The Mayor of Tampa is the chief executive officer of city government and is elected in four-year terms, with a limit of two consecutive terms. The current mayor is Bob Buckhorn, who took office on April 1, 2011. The City Council is a legislative body served by seven members. Four members are elected from specific numbered areas designated City Districts, and the other three are "at-large" members (serving citywide).[145]

text: Fire department[edit]

text: The city of Tampa is served by Tampa Fire Rescue. With 22 fire stations, the department provides fire and medical protection for Tampa and New Tampa, and provides support to other departments such as Tampa International Airport and Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.

text: Law enforcement[edit]

text: The city of Tampa has a large police department that provides law enforcement services. The Tampa Police Department has over 1000 sworn officers and many civilian service support personnel.

text: Education[edit]

text: Primary and secondary schools[edit]

text: Public primary and secondary education is operated by Hillsborough County Public Schools, officially known as the School District of Hillsborough County (SDHC). It is ranked the eighth largest school district in the United States, with around 189,469 enrolled students. SDHC runs 208 schools, 133 being elementary, 42 middle, 27 high schools, two K-8s, and four career centers. There are 73 additional schools in the district that are charter, ESE, alternative, etc. Twelve out of 27 high schools in the SDHC are included in Newsweek's list of America's Best High Schools.[citation needed]

text: Public libraries[edit]

text: Tampa's library system is operated by the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library System. THPLS operates 25 libraries throughout Tampa and Hillsborough County, including the John F. Germany Public Library in Downtown Tampa. The Tampa library system first started in the early 20th century, with the West Tampa Library, which was made possible with funds donated by Andrew Carnegie. Tampa's libraries are also a part of a larger library network, The Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative, which includes the libraries of the neighboring municipalities of Temple Terrace and Plant City.

text: Higher education[edit]

text: There are a number of institutions of higher education in Tampa.

text: The city is home to the main campus of the University of South Florida (USF), a member of the State University System of Florida founded in 1956.[146] In 2010, it was the eleventh highest individual campus enrollment in the U.S. with over 46,000 students.[147] The University of Tampa (UT) is a private, four-year liberal arts institution.[148] It was founded in 1931, and in 1933, it moved into the former Tampa Bay Hotel across the Hillsborough River from downtown Tampa. "UT" has undergone several expansions in recent years, and had an enrollment of over 8000 students in 2015.[149]

text: Hillsborough Community College is a two-year community college in the Florida College System with campuses in Tampa and Hillsborough County.[150] Southern Technical College is a private two-year college that operates a campus in Tampa. Hillsborough Technical Education Centers (HiTEC) is the postsecondary extension of the local areas Public Schools district. The schools provide for a variety of technical training certification courses as well as job placement skills.

text: The Stetson University College of Law is located in Gulfport and has a second campus, the Tampa Law Center, in downtown Tampa. The Law Center houses the Tampa branch of Florida's Second District Court of Appeal.[151]

text: Other colleges and universities in the wider Tampa Bay Area include Jersey College, Eckerd College, and St. Petersburg College in St. Petersburg.[152]

text: Media[edit]

text: The major daily newspaper serving the city is the Tampa Bay Times, which purchased its longtime competition, The Tampa Tribune, in 2016. Print news coverage is also provided by a variety of smaller regional newspapers, alternative weeklies, and magazines, including the Florida Sentinel Bulletin, Creative Loafing, Reax Music Magazine, The Oracle, Tampa Bay Business Journal, MacDill Thunderbolt, and La Gaceta, which notable for being the nation's only trilingual newspaper - English, Spanish, and Italian, owing to its roots in the cigar-making immigrant neighborhood of Ybor City.

text: Major television stations include WFTS 28 (ABC), WTSP 10 (CBS), WFLA-TV 8 (NBC), WTVT 13 (Fox), WTOG 44 (The CW), WTTA 38 (MyNetworkTV), WEDU 3 (PBS), WEDQ 16 (PBS), WMOR-TV 32 (Independent), WXPX 66 (ION), WCLF 22 (CTN), WFTT 50 (UniMás) and WVEA 62 (Univision).

text: The area is served by dozens of FM and AM radio stations including WDAE, which was the first radio station in Florida when it went on the air in 1922.

text: Infrastructure[edit]

text: Transportation[edit]

text: Roads[edit]

text: Three motor vehicle bridges cross Tampa Bay to Pinellas County from Tampa city limits: the Howard Frankland Bridge (I-275), the Courtney Campbell Causeway (SR 60), and the Gandy Bridge (U.S. 92). The old Gandy Bridge was completely replaced by new spans during the 1990s, but a span of the old bridge was saved and converted into a pedestrian and biking bridge renamed The Friendship Trail. It is the longest overwater recreation trail in the world.[153] However, the bridge was closed in 2008 due to structural problems.[154]

text: Tampa has several freeways which serve the city. There are two tolled freeways bringing traffic in and out of Tampa. The Lee Roy Selmon Expressway (SR 618) (formerly known as the Crosstown Expressway), runs from suburban Brandon at its eastern terminus, through Downtown Tampa, to the neighborhoods in South Tampa (near MacDill Air Force Base) at its western terminus. The Veterans Expressway (SR 589), meanwhile connects Tampa International Airport and the bay bridges to the northwestern suburbs of Carrollwood, Northdale, Westchase, Citrus Park, Cheval, and Lutz, before continuing north as the Suncoast Parkway into Pasco and Hernando counties.

text: Three of the city's freeways carry the interstate highway designation. Interstate 4 and Interstate 275 cut across the city and intersect near downtown. Interstate 75 runs along the east side of town for much of its route through Hillsborough County until veering to the west to bisect New Tampa.

text: Along with the city's freeways, major surface roads serve as main arteries of the city. These roads are Hillsborough Avenue (U.S. 92 and U.S. 41), Dale Mabry Highway (U.S. 92), Nebraska Avenue (U.S. 41/SR 45), Florida Avenue (U.S. 41 Business), Bruce B. Downs Boulevard, Fowler Avenue, Busch Boulevard, Kennedy Boulevard (SR 60), Adamo Drive, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.

text: Airports[edit]

text: Tampa is served by three airports (one in Tampa, two in the metro area) that provide significant scheduled passenger air service:

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Tampa International Airport (IATA: TPA) is Tampa's main airport and the primary location for commercial passenger airline service into the Tampa Bay area. It is also a consistent favorite in surveys of the industry and the traveling public. The readers of Condé Nast Traveler have frequently placed Tampa International in their list of Best Airports, ranking it #1 in 2003,[155] and #2 in 2008[156] A survey by Zagat in 2007 ranked Tampa International first among U.S. airports in overall quality.[157] During 2008, it was the 26th-busiest airport in North America.[158]
St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport (IATA: PIE) lies just across the bay from Tampa International Airport in neighboring Pinellas County. The airport has become a popular destination for discount carriers, with over 90% of its flights are on low-cost carrier Allegiant Air.[159] A joint civil-military aviation facility, it is also home to Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, the largest air station in the U.S. Coast Guard.[160]
Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (IATA: SRQ) is located in nearby Sarasota. Sarasota airport has more flights to Delta's Atlanta hub than any other city, but also serves several other large U.S. cities.[161]

text: Rail[edit]

text: Tampa's intercity passenger rail service is based at Tampa Union Station, a historic facility, adjacent to downtown between the Channel District and Ybor City. The station is served by Amtrak's Silver Star, which calls on Tampa twice daily: southbound to Miami and northbound for New York City.[162] Union Station also serves as the transfer hub for Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach service, offering bus connections to several cities in southwest Florida and to Orlando.[162]

text: Uceta Rail Yard on Tampa's east side services CSX as a storage and intermodal freight transport facility. Freight and container cargo operations at the city's seaports also depend upon dockside rail facilities.[163]

text: Seaports[edit]

text: The Port of Tampa is the largest port in Florida in throughput tonnage, making it one of the busiest commercial ports in North America.[164] Petroleum and phosphate are the lead commodities, accounting for two-thirds of the 37 million tons of total bulk and general cargo handled by the port in 2009.[165] The port is also home to Foreign Trade Zone #79, which assists companies in Tampa Bay and along the I-4 Corridor in importing, exporting, manufacturing, and distribution activities as part of the United States foreign trade zone program.[166]

text: Weekly containerized cargo service is available in the Port of Tampa. Cargo service is offered by Ports America, Zim American Integrated Shipping Company, and MSC which has recently partnered with Zim. Currently 3,000 to 4,250 TEU containerships regularly call the Port of Tampa.

text: The bay bottom is very sandy, with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers constantly dredging the ship channels to keep them navigable to large cargo ships.[167]

text: Mass transit[edit]

text: Public mass transit in Tampa is operated by the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority (HART), and includes public bus as well as a streetcar line. The HART bus system's main hub is the Marion Transit Center in Downtown Tampa, serving nearly 30 local and express routes. HART is also currently[when?] making a bus rapid transit system called MetroRapid that will run[when?] between Downtown and the University of South Florida.[citation needed]

text: The TECO Line Streetcar System runs electric streetcar service along eleven stations on a 2.7-mile (4.3 km) route, connecting Ybor City, the Channel District, the Tampa Convention Center, and downtown Tampa.[168] The TECO Line fleet features varnished wood interiors reminiscent of late 19th and mid-20th century streetcars.[169]

text: Limited transportation by privately operated "Neighborhood Electric Vehicles" (NEV) is available, primarily in Downtown Tampa and Ybor City.[170] Water taxis are available on a charter basis for tours along the downtown waterfront and the Hillsborough River.

text: The Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority (TBARTA) develops bus, light rail, and other transportation options for the seven-county Tampa Bay area.

text: Healthcare[edit]

text: Tampa and its surrounding suburbs are host to over 20 hospitals, four trauma centers, and multiple Cancer treatment centers. Three[which?] of the area's hospitals were ranked among "America's best hospitals" by US News and World Report.[citation needed] Tampa is also home to many health research institutions. The major hospitals in Tampa include Tampa General Hospital, St. Joseph's Children's & Women's Hospital, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, and The Pepin Heart Institute. Shriners Hospitals for Children is based in Tampa. USF's Byrd Alzheimer's Institute is both a prominent research facility and Alzheimer's patient care center in Tampa. Along with human health care, there are hundreds of animal medical centers including a Humane Society of America.

text: Utilities[edit]

text: Water in the area is managed by the Southwest Florida Water Management District. The water is mainly supplied by the Hillsborough River, which in turn arises from the Green Swamp, but several other rivers and desalination plants in the area contribute to the supply. Power is mainly generated by TECO Energy.

text: Notable people[edit]

text: Sister cities[edit]

text: Tampa has formalized sister city agreements with the following cities:[171]

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– Agrigento, Sicily, Italy
 – Ashdod, Israel
 – Barranquilla, Colombia
  – Boca del Río, Veracruz, Mexico
 – Córdoba, Argentina

 – İzmir, Turkey[172]
 – Le Havre, Normandy, France[173][174]
 – Oviedo, Asturias, Spain
  – Veracruz, Veracruz, Mexico


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The List of popes from the Medici family includes four men from the late-
15th century through the early-17th century. The Medici family, also known as the House of Medici, first attained wealth and political power in Florence in the 13th century through its success in commerce and banking.  They were closely associated with the Renaissance and cultural and artistic revival during this period.[1]

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text: The Medici were a powerful and influential Florentine family from the 13th to 17th century. There were four popes who were related to the Medici and each other.[2]

text:
Pope Leo X (December 11, 1475 – December 1, 1521), born Giovanni de' Medici, was pope from 1513 to his death.[3]
Pope Clement VII (May 26, 1478 – September 25, 1534), born Giulio di Giuliano de' Medici, was a cardinal from 1513 to 1523 and was pope from 1523 to 1534.[4]
Pope Pius IV (31 March 1499 – December 9, 1565), born Giovanni Angelo Medici, was pope from 1559 to 1565.  However, he was only distantly related to the other Medici Popes.[5]
Pope Leo XI (June 2, 1535 – April 27, 1605), born Alessandro Ottaviano de' Medici, was pope from April 1, 1605, to April 27 of the same year.[6]


document_title: Cabinet of Zambia

question_text: who is the current minister of foreign affairs in zambia

text: Cabinet of Zambia

text: Current Cabinet[edit]

text:
Party key

Patriotic Front

Movement for Multi-Party Democracy

United Party for National Development

tag: table

text:
Cabinet of Zambia:September 2016–Present[2][3]

Portrait
Portfolio
Incumbent

President
Commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces

H.E. Edgar Lungu

Vice President of Zambia

H.E. Inonge Wina

Minister of Agriculture

Dora Siliya

Minister of Chiefs and Traditional Affairs

Lawrence Sichalwe

Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry

Margaret Mwanakatwe

Minister of Development planning

Lucky Mulusa

Minister of Community Development, Mother and Child Health

TBA

Minister of Defence

Davies Chama

Minister of Education, Science, Vocational Training and Early Education

Dennis Wachinga

Minister of Higher Education

Nkandu Luo

Minister of Finance

Felix Mutati

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Harry Kalaba

Minister of Gender

Victoria Kalima

Minister of Health

Chitalu Chilufya

Minister of Home Affairs

Steven Kampyongo

Minister of Information and Broadcasting Services

Chishimba Kambwili

Minister of Justice

Given Lubinda

Minister of Labour and Social Security

Joyce Nonde-Simukoko

Minister of Land, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection

Jean Kapata

Minister of Livestock and Fisheries

Micheal Zondani Katambo

Minister of Local Government and Housing

Vincent Mwale

Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development

Christopher Yaluma

Minister of National Guidance and Religious Affairs

Godfridah Sumaili

Minister of Tourism and Arts

TBA

Minister of Transport and Communications

Brian Mushimba

Minister of Works and Supply

Ronald Kaoma Chitotela

Minister of Youth and Sports

Moses Mawere

Ex officio member

Attorney General


document_title: List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1989

question_text: what song was number one on september 8 1989

text:
These are the Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 1989. The two longest running number-one singles of 1989 are "Miss You Much" by Janet Jackson and "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins, which each charted at
number-one for four weeks. "Another Day in Paradise" attained two weeks at number-one in 1989 and two more weeks in 1990, achieving four weeks at the top. 1989 ties with 1988 by having the second most #1 hits with 32 songs going to number one.

text: The number one song of the year was "Look Away" by Chicago which, despite having topped the Hot 100 for two weeks the previous December, never held the number one spot during 1989. The highest-charting year-end number one hit song from 1989 was "My Prerogative" by Bobby Brown which reached the number one spot for one week in January and was the number two song of the year.

text:
Issue Date

Song

Artist(s)

Reference

January 7

"Every Rose Has Its Thorn"

Poison

[1]

January 14

"My Prerogative"

Bobby Brown

[2]

January 21

"Two Hearts"

Phil Collins

[3]

January 28

[4]

February 4

"When I'm with You"

Sheriff

[5]

February 11

"Straight Up"

Paula Abdul

[6]

February 18

[7]

February 25

[8]

March 4

"Lost in Your Eyes"

Debbie Gibson

[9]

March 11

[10]

March 18

[11]

March 25

"The Living Years"

Mike + The Mechanics

[12]

April 1

"Eternal Flame"

The Bangles

[13]

April 8

"The Look"

Roxette

[14]

April 15

"She Drives Me Crazy"

Fine Young Cannibals

[15]

April 22

"Like a Prayer"

Madonna

[16]

April 29

[17]

May 6

[18]

May 13

"I'll Be There for You"

Bon Jovi

[19]

May 20

"Forever Your Girl"

Paula Abdul

[20]

May 27

[21]

June 3

"Rock On"

Michael Damian

[22]

June 10

"Wind Beneath My Wings"

Bette Midler

[23]

June 17

"I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"

New Kids on the Block

[24]

June 24

"Satisfied"

Richard Marx

[25]

July 1

"Baby Don't Forget My Number"

Milli Vanilli

[26]

July 8

"Good Thing"

Fine Young Cannibals

[27]

July 15

"If You Don't Know Me By Now"

Simply Red

[28]

July 22

"Toy Soldiers"

Martika

[29]

July 29

[30]

August 5

"Batdance"

Prince

[31]

August 12

"Right Here Waiting"

Richard Marx

[32]

August 19

[33]

August 26

[34]

September 2

"Cold Hearted"

Paula Abdul

[35]

September 9

"Hangin' Tough"

New Kids On the Block

[36]

September 16

"Don't Wanna Lose You"

Gloria Estefan

[37]

September 23

"Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"

Milli Vanilli

[38]

September 30

[39]

October 7

"Miss You Much"

Janet Jackson

[40]

October 14

[41]

October 21

[42]

October 28

[43]

November 4

"Listen to Your Heart"

Roxette

[44]

November 11

"When I See You Smile"

Bad English

[45]

November 18

[46]

November 25

"Blame It on the Rain"

Milli Vanilli

[47]

December 2

[48]

December 9

"We Didn't Start the Fire"

Billy Joel

[49]

December 16

[50]

December 23

"Another Day in Paradise"

Phil Collins

[51]

December 30

[52]


document_title: List of FA Community Shield matches

question_text: when was the last time chelsea won the community shield

text: List of FA Community Shield matches

text: Results[edit]

text:
Key

(R)

Replay

§

Title was shared after match finished in a draw

Match decided by a penalty shootout after full-time[C]

Team was established for this match only

text:
FA Community Shield winners

Year

Winner(s)

Score

Runner-up

Venue

Attendance

Ref(s)

1908

Manchester United

1–1

Queens Park Rangers

Stamford Bridge

6,000

[23]

1908 (R)

Manchester United

4–0

Queens Park Rangers

Stamford Bridge

50,000

[24]

1909

Newcastle United

2–0

Northampton Town

Stamford Bridge

7,000

[25]

1910

Brighton and Hove Albion

1–0

Aston Villa

Stamford Bridge

13,000

[26]

1911

Manchester United

8–4

Swindon Town

Stamford Bridge

10,000

[27]

1912

Blackburn Rovers

2–1

Queens Park Rangers

White Hart Lane

7,100

[28]

1913

English Professionals XI

7–2

English Amateurs XI

The Den (original)

15,000[D]

[8]

1920

West Bromwich Albion

2–0

Tottenham Hotspur

White Hart Lane

38,168

[9]

1921

Tottenham Hotspur

2–0

Burnley

White Hart Lane

18,000

[10]

1922

Huddersfield Town

1–0

Liverpool

Old Trafford

20,000

[29]

1923

English Professionals XI

2–0

English Amateurs XI

Stamford Bridge

11,000

[30]

1924

English Professionals XI

3–1

English Amateurs XI

Highbury Stadium

10,000

[31]

1925

English Amateurs XI

6–1

English Professionals XI

White Hart Lane

5,000[D]

[32]

1926

English Amateurs XI

6–3

English Professionals XI

Maine Road

1,500

[33]

1927

Cardiff City

2–1

Corinthian

Stamford Bridge

16,500

[34]

1928

Everton

2–1

Blackburn Rovers

Old Trafford

4,000

[35][36]

1929

English Professionals XI

3–0

English Amateurs XI

The Den (original)

6,000

[37]

1930

Arsenal

2–1

Sheffield Wednesday

Stamford Bridge

18,000

[38]

1931

Arsenal

1–0

West Bromwich Albion

Villa Park

21,276

[39]

1932

Everton

5–3

Newcastle United

St James' Park

10,000

[40]

1933

Arsenal

3–0

Everton

Goodison Park

20,000

[41]

1934

Arsenal

4–0

Manchester City

Highbury Stadium

10,888

[42]

1935

Sheffield Wednesday

1–0

Arsenal

Highbury Stadium

15,000[D]

[43]

1936

Sunderland

2–1

Arsenal

Roker Park

15,000

[44]

1937

Manchester City

2–0

Sunderland

Maine Road

14,000

[45]

1938

Arsenal

2–1

Preston North End

Highbury Stadium

7,233

[46]

1948

Arsenal

4–3

Manchester United

Highbury Stadium

31,000

[47]

1949

PortsmouthWolverhampton Wanderers

1–1§

—

Highbury Stadium

35,140

[48]

1950

England World Cup XI

4–2

FA Canadian Touring Team

Stamford Bridge

38,468

[49]

1951

Tottenham Hotspur

2–1

Newcastle United

White Hart Lane

27,760

[50]

1952

Manchester United

4–2

Newcastle United

Old Trafford

11,381

[51]

1953

Arsenal

3–1

Blackpool

Highbury Stadium

39,853

[52]

1954

West Bromwich AlbionWolverhampton Wanderers

4–4§

—

Molineux Stadium

45,035

[53]

1955

Chelsea

3–0

Newcastle United

Stamford Bridge

12,802

[54]

1956

Manchester United

1–0

Manchester City

Maine Road

30,495

[55]

1957

Manchester United

4–0

Aston Villa

Old Trafford

27,923

[56]

1958

Bolton Wanderers

4–1

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Burnden Park

36,029

[57]

1959

Wolverhampton Wanderers

3–1

Nottingham Forest

Molineux Stadium

32,329

[58]

1960

BurnleyWolverhampton Wanderers

2–2§

—

Turf Moor

19,873

[59]

1961

Tottenham Hotspur

3–2

FA Select XI

White Hart Lane

36,593

[13]

1962

Tottenham Hotspur

5–1

Ipswich Town

Portman Road

20,067

[60]

1963

Everton

4–0

Manchester United

Goodison Park

54,844

[61]

1964

LiverpoolWest Ham United

2–2§

—

Anfield

38,858

[62]

1965

LiverpoolManchester United

2–2§

—

Old Trafford

48,502

[63]

1966

Liverpool

1–0

Everton

Goodison Park

63,329

[64]

1967

Manchester UnitedTottenham Hotspur

3–3§

—

Old Trafford

54,106

[65]

1968

Manchester City

6–1

West Bromwich Albion

Maine Road

35,510

[66]

1969

Leeds United

2–1

Manchester City

Elland Road

39,835

[67]

1970

Everton

2–1

Chelsea

Stamford Bridge

43,547

[68]

1971

Leicester City

1–0

Liverpool

Filbert Street

25,104

[69]

1972

Manchester City

1–0

Aston Villa

Villa Park

34,859

[70]

1973

Burnley

1–0

Manchester City

Maine Road

23,988

[71]

1974

Liverpool

1–1[E]

Leeds United

Wembley Stadium (original)

67,000

[72]

1975

Derby County

2–0

West Ham United

Wembley Stadium (original)

59,000

[73]

1976

Liverpool

1–0

Southampton

Wembley Stadium (original)

76,500

[74]

1977

LiverpoolManchester United

0–0§

—

Wembley Stadium (original)

82,000

[75]

1978

Nottingham Forest

5–0

Ipswich Town

Wembley Stadium (original)

68,000

[76]

1979

Liverpool

3–1

Arsenal

Wembley Stadium (original)

92,800

[77]

1980

Liverpool

1–0

West Ham United

Wembley Stadium (original)

90,000

[78]

1981

Aston VillaTottenham Hotspur

2–2§

—

Wembley Stadium (original)

92,500

[79]

1982

Liverpool

1–0

Tottenham Hotspur

Wembley Stadium (original)

82,500

[80]

1983

Manchester United

2–0

Liverpool

Wembley Stadium (original)

92,000

[81]

1984

Everton

1–0

Liverpool

Wembley Stadium (original)

100,000

[82]

1985

Everton

2–0

Manchester United

Wembley Stadium (original)

82,000

[83]

1986

EvertonLiverpool

1–1§

—

Wembley Stadium (original)

88,231

[84]

1987

Everton

1–0

Coventry City

Wembley Stadium (original)

88,000

[85]

1988

Liverpool

2–1

Wimbledon

Wembley Stadium (original)

54,887

[86]

1989

Liverpool

1–0

Arsenal

Wembley Stadium (original)

63,149

[87]

1990

LiverpoolManchester United

1–1§

—

Wembley Stadium (original)

66,558

[88]

1991

ArsenalTottenham Hotspur

0–0§

—

Wembley Stadium (original)

65,483

[89]

1992

Leeds United

4–3

Liverpool

Wembley Stadium (original)

61,291

[90]

1993

Manchester United

1–1[F]

Arsenal

Wembley Stadium (original)

66,519

[91]

1994

Manchester United

2–0

Blackburn Rovers

Wembley Stadium (original)

60,402

[92]

1995

Everton

1–0

Blackburn Rovers

Wembley Stadium (original)

40,149

[93]

1996

Manchester United

4–0

Newcastle United

Wembley Stadium (original)

73,214

[94]

1997

Manchester United

1–1[G]

Chelsea

Wembley Stadium (original)

73,636

[95]

1998

Arsenal

3–0

Manchester United

Wembley Stadium (original)

67,342

[96]

1999

Arsenal

2–1

Manchester United

Wembley Stadium (original)

70,185

[97][98]

2000

Chelsea

2–0

Manchester United

Wembley Stadium (original)

65,148

[99][100]

2001

Liverpool

2–1

Manchester United

Millennium Stadium

70,227

[101][102]

2002

Arsenal

1–0

Liverpool

Millennium Stadium

67,337

[103]

2003

Manchester United

1–1[H]

Arsenal

Millennium Stadium

59,923

[104][105]

2004

Arsenal

3–1

Manchester United

Millennium Stadium

63,317

[106]

2005

Chelsea

2–1

Arsenal

Millennium Stadium

58,014

[107]

2006

Liverpool

2–1

Chelsea

Millennium Stadium

56,275

[108]

2007

Manchester United

1–1[I]

Chelsea

Wembley Stadium (new)

80,731

[109]

2008

Manchester United

0–0[J]

Portsmouth

Wembley Stadium (new)

84,808

[110]

2009

Chelsea

2–2[K]

Manchester United

Wembley Stadium (new)

85,896

[111]

2010

Manchester United

3–1

Chelsea

Wembley Stadium (new)

84,623

[112]

2011

Manchester United

3–2

Manchester City

Wembley Stadium (new)

77,169

[113]

2012

Manchester City

3–2

Chelsea

Villa Park[L]

36,394

[114]

2013

Manchester United

2–0

Wigan Athletic

Wembley Stadium (new)

80,235

[115]

2014

Arsenal

3–0

Manchester City

Wembley Stadium (new)

71,523

[116]

2015

Arsenal

1–0

Chelsea

Wembley Stadium (new)

85,437

[117]

2016

Manchester United

2–1

Leicester City

Wembley Stadium (new)

85,437

[15]

2017

Arsenal

1–1[M]

Chelsea

Wembley Stadium (new)

83,325

[118]

2018

Manchester City

2–0

Chelsea

Wembley Stadium (new)

72,724

[119]

text: Results by club[edit]

text: Teams shown in italics are no longer in existence, or were established only for the purpose of playing in these matches.

text:
FA Community Shield winners by club

Club

Wins

Last final won

Runners-up

Last final lost

Total appearances

Manchester United

21

2016

9

2009

30

Arsenal

15

2017

7

2005

22

Liverpool

15

2006

6

2002

21

Everton

9

1995

2

1966

11

Tottenham Hotspur

7

1991

2

1982

9

Manchester City

5

2018

6

2014

11

Chelsea

4

2009

9

2018

13

English Professionals XI

4

1929

2

1926

6

Wolverhampton Wanderers

4

1960

1

1958

5

English Amateurs XI

2

1926

4

1929

6

West Bromwich Albion

2

1954

2

1968

4

Burnley

2

1973

1

1921

3

Leeds United

2

1992

1

1974

3

Newcastle United

1

1909

5

1996

6

Aston Villa

1

1981

3

1972

4

Blackburn Rovers

1

1912

3

1995

4

West Ham United

1

1964

2

1980

3

Leicester City

1

1971

1

2016

2

Nottingham Forest

1

1978

1

1959

2

Portsmouth

1

1949

1

2008

2

Sheffield Wednesday

1

1935

1

1930

2

Sunderland

1

1936

1

1937

2

Bolton Wanderers

1

1958

0

&—

1

Brighton and Hove Albion

1

1910

0

&—

1

Cardiff City

1

1927

0

&—

1

Derby County

1

1975

0

&—

1

English World Cup XI

1

1950

0

&—

1

Huddersfield Town

1

1922

0

&—

1

Ipswich Town

0

&—

2

1978

2

Queens Park Rangers

0

&—

2

1912

2

Blackpool

0

&—

1

1953

1

Corinthian

0

&—

1

1927

1

Coventry City

0

&—

1

1987

1

English FA Canadian Touring XI

0

&—

1

1950

1

FA Select XI

0

&—

1

1961

1

Northampton Town

0

&—

1

1909

1

Preston North End

0

&—

1

1938

1

Southampton

0

&—

1

1976

1

Swindon Town

0

&—

1

1911

1

Wigan Athletic

0

&—

1

2013

1

Wimbledon

0

&—

1

1988

1

text: Notes[edit]

text:
Jump up ^ From 2001–2006, the Millennium Stadium was the venue for Shield matches while the new Wembley Stadium was being constructed.[4]  In 2012, the match was held at Villa Park because Wembley was hosting the Olympic football tournament.[5]

Jump up ^ Manchester United won 17 titles outright and shared 4 titles.[15]

Jump up ^ If the match finishes in a draw after 90 minutes, no extra time is played and the teams proceed directly to a penalty shootout.[21][22]

^ Jump up to: a b c This attendance figure is not exact and is only an approximation.

Jump up ^ Liverpool won the 1974 match 6–5 in a penalty shootout.

Jump up ^ Manchester United won the 1993 match 5–4 in a penalty shootout.

Jump up ^ Manchester United won the 1997 match 4–2 in a penalty shootout.

Jump up ^ Manchester United won the 2003 match 4–3 in a penalty shootout.

Jump up ^ Manchester United won the 2007 match 3–0 in a penalty shootout.

Jump up ^ Manchester United won the 2008 match 3–1 in a penalty shootout.

Jump up ^ Chelsea won the 2009 match 4–1 in a penalty shootout.

Jump up ^ Villa Park replaced Wembley Stadium as the venue for the 2012 Community Shield match due to the latter's hosting of the Olympic football tournament at the time.[5]

Jump up ^ Arsenal won the 2017 match 4–1 in a penalty shootout.

tag: ol


document_title: The Cleveland Show

question_text: who does rallo voice on the cleveland show

text: The Cleveland Show

text: Production[edit]

text: Development[edit]

text: Seth MacFarlane initially conceived The Cleveland Show in 2007 while working on his other two animated series, Family Guy and American Dad![2][3]

text: The Cleveland Show first appeared on the development slate at Fox in early 2008, under no official name for the pilot, after a report that Fox had purchased the series from creators.[4] On May 5, 2008, MacFarlane and 20th Century Fox Television inked a deal.[5] The pilot was named The Cleveland Show in May 2008, when it appeared on the primetime slate for the 2008–09 television season, although it wasn't officially on the network schedule.[6] Shortly after a report that King of the Hill just ended, leaving air time for The Cleveland Show, the show was picked up for a full season after an additional nine episodes of the show were ordered.[7] In May 2009, The Cleveland Show appeared on the primetime slate for the 2009–10 television season, for airing on Sunday nights at 8:30 pm[8] On June 15, 2009, it was announced that The Cleveland Show would premiere on September 27, 2009.[9]

text: MacFarlane and Henry pitched a 22-minute pilot to Fox which aired on September 27, 2009, but had been leaked on the internet in June 2009. Even before the pilot episode premiered, the show had already been renewed for a 22-episode second season. After the first season of the show aired, it was given the green light to start production. On June 10, 2010, less than three weeks into the first season's summer hiatus, it was announced that Fox was ordering a third season.[10] A fourth season was announced on May 9, 2011, just a few days before the second season concluded.

text: Executive producers[edit]

text: Seth MacFarlane, Mike Henry and Richard Appel served as executive producers on the series since the first season.[11]

text: Voice cast[edit]

text: Mike Henry voices two of the show's main characters: Cleveland Brown and Rallo Tubbs. The voice of Cleveland was developed originally for Family Guy by Henry after being influenced by one of his best friends who had a very distinct regional accent.[12] For the voice of Rallo, Henry has stated that he had originally created the voice over twenty years ago, when he had made a series of prank calls.

text: Sanaa Lathan voices Donna Tubbs, the wife of Cleveland, stepmother of Cleveland Brown Jr., and mother of Roberta and Rallo Tubbs. In developing the character, Lathan said that the producers "wanted her to be educated, but to have some edge."[13] Prior to voicing Donna, Lathan had only one other voice credit in a relatively low-budget film entitled The Golden Blaze. In addition to the show, she also primarily worked as an actress in such films as Alien vs. Predator, Love & Basketball and The Family That Preys.

text: Reagan Gomez-Preston plays Roberta Tubbs, the stepdaughter of Cleveland. Gomez has stated that she uses her own voice to portray Roberta, and that she herself gets mistaken for a fifteen-year-old over the phone "all the time."[13] Before Gomez was cast as Roberta, Nia Long (who co-starred with Lathan in The Best Man franchise) provided the character's voice during the first thirteen episodes. According to Long, she was replaced because producers decided they wanted an actress with a younger-sounding voice, given that the character is a teenager.[14]

text: Kevin Michael Richardson, a recurring guest voice on Family Guy and American Dad, portrays Cleveland, Jr., as well as Cleveland's next door neighbor Lester Krinklesac. In portraying Cleveland, Jr., Richardson drew inspiration from a character named Patrick that he had played on the NBC drama series ER who was mentally impaired and wore a football helmet. For Lester, Richardson stated in an interview that, being African American, he had "run into a few rednecks in [his] time," and decided to simply perform a stereotypical redneck impression for the voice of Lester.[13]

text: Jason Sudeikis plays Holt Richter, one of Cleveland's drinking buddies with a short stature, and Terry Kimple, one of Cleveland's longtime friends who now works with him at Waterman Cable. Sudeikis originally began as a recurring cast member, but starting with the episode "Harder, Better, Faster, Browner", he was promoted to a series regular.

text: Seth MacFarlane played Tim the Bear up until season 3 episode 10, which MacFarlane admits is a "Steve Martin impression [...] a Wild and Crazy Guy impression". Jess Harnell voices Tim from season 3 episode 11 onwards.

text: Other voices include that of Arianna Huffington as Tim's wife Arianna the Bear, Nat Faxon as Tim and Arianna's son Raymond the Bear, Jamie Kennedy as Roberta's boyfriend Gabriel Friedman, a.k.a. "Federline Jones", Will Forte as Principal Wally, Frances Callier as Evelyn "Cookie" Brown, Craig Robinson as LeVar "Freight Train" Brown and David Lynch as Gus the bartender.

text:
Main cast members

Mike Henry
Sanaa Lathan
Reagan Gomez-Preston
Kevin Michael Richardson
Jason Sudeikis
Seth MacFarlane

Cleveland Brown, Rallo Tubbs
Donna Tubbs
Roberta Tubbs
Cleveland Brown, Jr. and Lester Krinklesac
Holt Richter
and Terry Kimple
Tim the Bear (seasons 1-3)

text: Characters[edit]

text: Cleveland's newly introduced family includes his new wife, Donna Tubbs Brown (voiced by Sanaa Lathan);[15] Donna's daughter Roberta (originally voiced by Nia Long, but later voiced by Reagan Gomez-Preston); and Donna's son Rallo (also voiced by Mike Henry).[16][17] Cleveland, Jr. underwent a complete redesign for the show, becoming sensitive and soft-spoken.

text: Episodes[edit]

text:
Season
Episodes
Originally aired
Nielsen ratings

First aired
Last aired
Rank
Viewers
(millions)

1
21
September 27, 2009 (2009-09-27)
May 23, 2010 (2010-05-23)
No. 72[18]
6.38[18]

2
22
September 26, 2010 (2010-09-26)
May 15, 2011 (2011-05-15)
No. 90[19]
6.12[19]

3
22
September 25, 2011 (2011-09-25)
May 20, 2012 (2012-05-20)
No. 144[20]
4.03[20]

4
23
October 7, 2012 (2012-10-07)
May 19, 2013 (2013-05-19)
No. 129[21]
3.05[21]

text: Crossovers with other animated sitcoms[edit]

text: The Cleveland Show characters have appeared on other animated sitcoms and vice versa. The Cleveland Show crossovers have all involved two other animated programs. Both the other two animated programs were also created by Seth MacFarlane: Family Guy and American Dad!

text: There are also many brief cameos of characters from other Fox animated series, The Simpsons, and King of the Hill.

text: Broadcast[edit]

text: Syndication[edit]

text: In July 2010, the Turner Broadcasting System picked up syndication rights, for their networks TBS and Adult Swim.[22] The series first aired in syndication on Adult Swim on Cartoon Network in the United States on September 29, 2012. In Canada, MuchMusic ran previews of the show on September 2, 2013, followed by its official debut on the next day.

text: Cancellation[edit]

text: On April 17, 2013, Fox dismissed increasing rumors that The Cleveland Show had been cancelled, reporting rather that renewal of the series was undetermined as of that time.[23][24] However, on May 13, 2013, in the New York Daily News, Fox Chairman of Entertainment Kevin Reilly confirmed its cancellation.[1] Following the series cancellation, it was confirmed that Cleveland and the Brown/Tubbs family would be moving back to Quahog to rejoin the Family Guy cast.[25]

text: International broadcast[edit]

text:
Country
Network
Premiere date

Canada
Global
MuchMusic
September 27, 2009 – May 19, 2013
September 3, 2013–August 31, 2017

Latin America
Canal Fox
Canal TBS
October 6, 2009 - present

Spain
TeleCinco
Canal Fox
November 7, 2009 - present

Brazil
Rede Globo
Canale Fox
Canale TBS
RBTV
November 7, 2009 - present

Australia
Network Ten
Eleven
FOX8
December 2, 2009 – January 12, 2011
January 12, 2011 – 2014
March 13, 2011 – present

Germany
Comedy Central
August 7, 2016 – present

Lithuania
TV6
August 7, 2016– present (Klyvlando Šou)

Ireland
3e
September 27, 2009

Italy
Italia 2
Italia 1
Fox

2010-2012[26]
2012-2014
2010 - present[27]

United Kingdom
E4
Fox
ITV2
February 1, 2010 – January 4 2016[28]
January 6, 2011 – ?
February 29 2016–Present [28]

United States
Fox
Adult Swim
TBS
September 27, 2009 – May 19, 2013
September 29, 2012 – present
September 16, 2013 – December 1, 2017

Hungary
Comedy Central
Humor+

July 6, 2010 – October 30, 2016
October 30, 2016 – present

Middle East
FX
Unknown

New Zealand
C4
Four
Comedy Central
2010
February 10, 2011 – present
2011–present

Pakistan
FX
Unknown

Portugal
Fox
Fox Comedy

June 5, 2010
Unknown

Philippines
Jack TV
Fox Philippines
October 2010 - Present (Rerun)
March 2013 - Present (Rerun)

South Africa
Vuzu
November 29, 2010

Singapore
Fox
April 2, 2012 (Season 2)
(Mondays to Wednesdays 11:40 pm (UTC+8))

text: Reception[edit]

text: Critical reception[edit]

text: The Cleveland Show has received mixed reviews from critics and negative reviews from fans. Review aggregator Metacritic gave the show a score of 57 out of 100.[29] Tom Shales of The Washington Post spoke very negatively about both the show and MacFarlane himself, describing him as "no better than the dirty old man hanging around playgrounds with naughty pictures or risque jokes as lures".[30] Roberto Bianco of USA Today wrote a similarly negative review, suggesting that the easiest fix for its problem was "cancellation".[31] John McWhorter of The New Republic called it "a patronizing mess" and "basically Family Guy in blackface". He added: "What isn't black in it is so shamelessly ripped off from Family Guy that it's hard to believe it's the product of creators who are usually so studiously 'post-' obvious stunts of the sort."[32] Matt Rouse of TV Guide wrote, "The lamest, most unnecessary spin-off since Private Practice, Cleveland rests on the shoulders of the hopelessly bland title character".[33] However, Rob Owen of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette was more positive about the program, writing that although The Cleveland Show was "just as rude-crude" as Family Guy, it also had "more warmth" due to Cleveland being a more likeable character than Peter Griffin. Owen also praised the character of Tim the Bear, stating that "Tim is by far the most amusing creation."[34]

text: Awards and nominations[edit]

text:
Year
Award
Category
Recipients and nominees
Outcome

2010
Teen Choice Awards
Choice TV: Animated Show
The Cleveland Show
Nominated

People's Choice Awards
Favorite New TV Comedy
The Cleveland Show
Nominated

2011
Annie Awards
Best Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
Mike Henry as Cleveland Brown
Nominated

Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Animated Program
"Murray Christmas"
Nominated

NAMIC Vision Awards
Animation
The Cleveland Show
Nominated

Teen Choice Awards
Choice TV: Animated Show
The Cleveland Show
Nominated

2012
Artios Award
Outstanding Achievement in Casting – Television Animation
Robert McGee and Ruth Lambert
Nominated

2013
American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Awards
Top Television Series
The Cleveland Show
Won

People's Choice Awards
Favorite Cartoon Show
The Cleveland Show
Nominated

text: Home media[edit]

text: DVD releases[edit]

text:
DVD Title
# of Disc(s)
Year
# of Episodes
DVD release

Region 1
Region 2
Region 4

Season One
4
2009 & 2010
21
September 28, 2010[35]
October 11, 2010[36]
June 29, 2011[37]

Season Two
4
2010 & 2011
22
September 27, 2011[38]
January 30, 2012[39]
November 2, 2011[40]

Season Three
3
2011 & 2012
22
March 1, 2013[41]
(manufactured on demand (MOD) on DVD-R)
N/A
N/A

Season Four
3
2012 & 2013
23
December 17, 2013[42]
(manufactured on demand (MOD) on DVD-R)
N/A
N/A

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