Hillsborough County, Florida, USA

Hillsborough County lies in Florida, linking established communities with the surrounding rural and suburban landscape. Tampa is the county seat in a diverse jurisdiction spanning Tampa Bay shores, the Hillsborough River, suburbs and eastern farmland. Indigenous history, rail expansion, agriculture and twentieth-century migration shaped the peninsula, and later roads broadened the community’s ties to the region. Tourism, health care, trade, construction, agriculture and services anchor the economy. Historic places, recreation and close ties to neighboring communities add to Hillsborough County’s character.