Coordinates: 28411N 822614W

University, Hillsborough County, Florida

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University is an unincorporated census-designated place in

Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population University, Florida
was 41,163 at the 2010 census.[2] It is the home of University Census-designated place
of South Florida located just east of the community. The
community is also known as University West, mainly due to
its location in relation to the university. The community is
often notoriously referred to by locals as Suitcase City[3] due
to the high rate of transients.[4]

Contents
1 Description
2 Economy
3 Geography
4 Demographics
5 References
6 External links

Description
University is bounded by Interstate 275 to the west, Tampa
city limits to the south, University of South Florida to the Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida
east, and Bearss Avenue to the north. Its historical boundaries Coordinates: 28411N 822614W
stretch as far east as Morris Bridge Road; however, the Country United States
boundaries were scaled back owing to annexations by Tampa State Florida
and Temple Terrace during the 1980s. County Hillsborough
Area
Economy Total 3.9sqmi (10km2)
Land 3.9sqmi (10km2)
University Mall, a shopping center located at the southern
Water 0sqmi (0km2)
end of the community, was the main source of economic
development within the community during the 1970s-1980's. Population (2010)
The businesses that were concentrated in the mall have been Total 41,163
replaced by many stand alone shops along Fowler and Density 7,881/sqmi (3,073.6/km2)
Fletcher Avenues, such as Wal-Mart, Target and dozens of
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
fast food establishments. The Library Lounge is a prominent
Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
strip club, catering to the needs of many transients along
Nebraska Avenue. There is a county bus transportation center ZIP Codes 33612 and 33613
operated by HARTline and a county health department Area code(s) 813
located in the area. Fletcher east has become a hub of medical FIPS code 12-73163[1]
and dental groups adjacent to Florida Hospital Tampa.
Geography
University is located at 28411N 822614W (28.069644, -82.437091).[5]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 3.9 square miles (10km2), of
which 3.9 square miles (10km2) is land and 0.26% is water.

Demographics
As of the census[7] of 2010, there were 41,163 people residing in the community. The Historical population
racial composition of the community is 33.6% Non-Hispanic White, 32.8% Black,
Census Pop. %
29.1% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% Native American, 3.8% Asian, 0.1% Pacic Islander,
6.37% from other races, and 4% from two or more races. 1970 10,039
1980 24,514 144.2%
There were 13,623 households out of which 24.9% had children under the age of 18 1990 23,760 3.1%
living with them, 18.1% were married couples living together, 18.4% had a female 2000 30,736 29.4%
householder with no husband present, and 57.8% were non-families. 41.7% of all 2010 41,163 33.9%
households were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was
source:[6]
65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.12 and the average family
size was 2.96.

In the community the population was spread out with 22.8% under the age of 18, 22.1% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from
25 to 44, 12.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 27 years. For
every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.

The median income for a household in the community was $22,090, and the median income for a family was
$24,094. Males had a median income of $22,419 versus $20,219 for females. The per capita income for the
community was $13,417. About 24.8% of families and 31.3% of the population were below the poverty line,
including 39.6% of those under age 18 and 14.0% of those age 65 or over.

References
1. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
2. "2010 Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File: University CDP, FL" (http://factnder2.census.go
v/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_P1&prodType=table). United States Census Bureau.
Retrieved 2010-03-18.
3. Ambling in a place of many monikers (http://www.sptimes.com/2004/04/30/Northoftampa/Ambling_in_a_place_of.shtm
l). St Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2011-06-10.]
4. Suitcase City gets labeled for crime (http://www.sptimes.com/News/040900/Hillsborough/Suitcase_City_gets_la.shtml).
St Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2011-06-10.]
5. "US Gazetteer les: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
6. "CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING (1790-2000)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 2010-07-17.
7. http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/1273163.html

External links
A newspaper article about the University Community (http://www.saintpetersburgtimes.com/2004/05/13/new
s_pf/Hillsborough/Where_progress_hopes_.shtml)
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