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Demography-designated place in Florida, United States

Brandon, Florida
Census-designated identify
Westfield Mall in Brandon
Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°56′N 82°17′W  /  27.933°N 82.283°W  / 27.933; -82.283 Coordinates: 27°56′N 82°17′W  /  27.933°N 82.283°W  / 27.933; -82.283
State	U.s.
State	Florida
County	Hillsborough
Founded	1857[1]
Area [2]
• Total	35.00 sq mi (90.64 kmii)
• Land	33.13 sq mi (85.82 km2)
• H2o	one.86 sq mi (four.83 kmtwo)
Summit	46 ft (fourteen 1000)
Population (2020)
• Total	114,626
• Density	3,459.47/sq mi (ane,335.71/kmtwo)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Nothing codes	33508-33511
Area code(south)	813
FIPS code	12-08150[3]
GNIS feature ID	0279329[4]

Brandon is an unincorporated customs and census-designated identify (CDP) in Hillsborough County, Florida, United states. It is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Expanse. The population was 114,626 at the 2020 census,^[5] up from 103,483 at the 2010 census.

History [edit]

Founding [edit]

Its history began on Jan 20, 1857, when John Brandon (1809–1886) arrived at Fort Brooke (now Tampa) from Mississippi with his showtime wife Martha (1813–1867) and six sons. At start he moved his family to what is at present the Seffner surface area. Then in August 1858, John Brandon purchased twoscore acres (160,000 m²) in the New Promise expanse (now Brandon) and 160 acres (0.65 km²) later on and then named his country "Brandon". John and his 2d married woman Victoria's firm was located on what would become the corner of Knights Artery and Victoria Street. Iv years afterwards, the New Promise Church was built on land donated past Brandon. Also existence the first church in the customs, it also served as Brandon's commencement school.

In 1890, the Florida Primal and Peninsular Railroad came through the area, encouraging the people of New Hope to build a depot on Moon Avenue. Charles S. Noble, an engineer for the FC&P, was asked to plat approximately forty acres of land north of nowadays-day State Road 60, south of Lake Meade, east of Kings Avenue, and west to Parsons Avenue. Filed on April 24, 1890, the surveyor named the community in honor of John Brandon and Noble Street for himself. ^[6]

Stowers Funeral Home is a famous landmark in Brandon, in a building erected by John Brandon's son James.

Early on 20th century [edit]

Since then, Brandon has grown in spurts, first with the commencement general store opened by Dan Galvin on the corner of Moon Avenue and Victoria Street. In 1905 a school was built on Parsons Avenue, and Victoria Brandon allowed new teachers to board with her.

At the time, Valrico began to develop to the east as Victoria's son Lovic moved there and opened a general store. Lovic and Victoria's other son, Marking, organized the Valrico Baptist Church building in 1915, which later moved to Brandon and became the First Baptist Church in 1930.

Brandon High Schoolhouse historical marker

By 1914, the community needed a large key school to business firm all of the expanse's students, and so the Brandon Class School (at present McLane Middle School) was congenital on Knights Artery to firm grades one through 12. In 1919 Brandon Class School enrolled the largest class to date totaling 119 students.^[vii] The school's kickoff Principal, John T. Bushong was responsible for expanding the school to grade 12 and in 1923 information technology graduated iv seniors.

The first Brandon census was taken in 1922 when the population was 100. In 1925, Hopewell Road became a 9-foot-wide (2.seven m) paved road, and residents such as Clarence Hampton began building businesses along it in 1927. Hampton opened the start gas and service station.

During the 1920s, the eastern border of Brandon was Pinewood Avenue. Beyond that was the Kingsway Poultry Colony, where chickens were raised during the wintertime to be sold in Ybor City. During the Groovy Depression the poultry farms airtight, until around 1946, when Bill and Ann Hollash moved to Brandon and started Brandon Egg (which later became Hollash Eggs), the largest egg producers in eastern Hillsborough County. Hollash Eggs closed in the late 1990s. The original subcontract, over 30 acres (12 ha), was sold to what is now Bell Shoals Baptist Church building.

Near local residents worked in the two orange packing houses in Valrico. The centre of town remained at Moon Avenue and Victoria Street, where the train depot, postal service office, schoolhouse, and grocery store were all located. For entertainment and everything else, the train to Tampa was the way to get, as merely a few paved roads existed, with most being clay- or beat out-topped, making the bulldoze to Tampa very difficult.

Earth State of war Ii was an interesting time in Brandon, with fiddling growth, simply a definite edge as they had the food they raised on their farms. After the war, new businesses began to open. A drug shop and soda fountain at the corner of Parsons Avenue and Hopewell Road quickly became a popular teenage hangout. In 1950, Scogin's opened their famous variety store on Hopewell Road, and in 1953 Brandon got its first physician, Dr. V. R. Hunter.

The 1950s were the start of the existent growth catamenia for Brandon. Yates Unproblematic was built in 1954, followed by Mann Junior High School in 1957. Brandon Grade Schoolhouse, on Knights Avenue, became the first Brandon High Schoolhouse. At the time, there were fewer than 100 graduates a year. In 1956, Hopewell Road was connected to Adamo Bulldoze, which made access to Tampa easier, thus turning Brandon into a sleeping accommodation community. With commuters came subdivisions, the first of which was Hill-Dale Heights on Kingsway Avenue. The Brandon News was established in 1958 as a one-page newsletter and advertising for Scogin's clothing store, written past Al & Chris Scogin. Brandon'south offset honorary mayor'south race was held in 1959 and was won by Nat Storms.

Era of rapid growth [edit]

Following protests in 2018, the Confederate monument Memoria in Aeterna was relocated from a Tampa courthouse to a cemetery in Brandon^[8]

In 1959, the Brandon Sleeping room of Commerce was formed to help promote business concern and growth. Past the early 1960s, Brandon's population was 8,000, and it was estimated that one new family moved into boondocks every solar day. Brandon began spreading out into the adjoining communities of Limona, Seffner, and Valrico; Hopewell Route became four lanes wide and was designated State Road 60. Presently, the town's first shopping centre, Brandon Center, was built, and Brooker Elementary Schoolhouse and the Brandon Swim and Lawn tennis Club opened in 1961 and 1963 respectively. In the next few years, Kingswood Elementary School, the Brandon Public Library, and many housing developments, shopping centers, and golf courses further fueled or reflected the influx of new residences and businesses.

By the 1970s, growth was causing traffic congestion, equally approximately 430 commercial and service businesses, 3 malls and a population of 40,000 were all independent within a 6-mile (x km) radius.

In the mid-1970s, Hillsborough Customs College moved to Brandon past belongings classes at public schools. More than indications of the increasing population were the building of Brandon Community Infirmary and the Brandon Cultural Center (at present the Center Place Fine Arts and Civic Association).

Brandon took off rapidly during the 1980s. Development of the southern area of Brandon brought thousands of new residents. On September 27, 1986, Interstate 75 began to bring traffic through the Brandon surface area, dramatically changing the community and helping its population accomplish nearly 58,000 by 1990.

Geography [edit]

Brandon's demography boundaries include Palm River-Clair Mel to the west beyond U.S. Road 301, Valrico to the east, Riverview and Bloomingdale to the south, and East Lake-Orient Park, Mango, and Seffner to the north. Brandon is eleven miles (18 km) east of downtown Tampa and 14 miles (23 km) southwest of Plant Metropolis. Interstate 75 passes through the western part of the Brandon CDP, with admission from Exits 256 (United states 301) and 257 (Florida State Road 60/Brandon Boulevard). Interstate 4 passes four miles (6 km) northward of the center of Brandon, with admission from Exits seven (U.s. 301), ix (I-75), and 10 (State Route 579/Mango Route).

According to the United states Census Bureau, the Brandon CDP has a total area of 35.0 square miles (90.six km²), of which 33.1 foursquare miles (85.7 km^two) are state and ane.9 foursquare miles (4.ix km²), or five.42%, are h2o.^[9]

Neighborhoods within Brandon include Barrington Oaks East,^[10] Brandon Hills,^[eleven] Kensington Estates,^[12] La Viva,^[xiii] and Limona.^[14]

Climate [edit]

Brandon, like the Tampa Bay area, has a humid subtropical climate. Dissimilar Tampa and Pinellas Canton, Brandon will typically have a few nights below freezing each yr due to its greater distance from the coast. The summers are long and hot, and average 85 °F (29 °C); winters are mild and dry, averaging 62 °F (17 °C). Brandon, like the remainder of the Tampa Bay area, receives abundant rainfall, around 44 inches (one,100 mm) of rain annually. Brandon'southward winters may have low temperatures in the 30s for more than four days, while Tampa can accept low temperatures in the 40s and 50s in that aforementioned period of time.

Demographics [edit]

Historical population
Census	Popular.		%±
1960	i,665		—
1970	12,749		665.7%
1980	41,826		228.1%
1990	57,985		38.6%
2000	77,895		34.three%
2010	103,483		32.8%
2020	114,626		ten.8%
source:[xv]

Brandon Demographics
2010 Census	Brandon	Hillsborough Canton	Florida
Total population	103,483	ane,229,226	eighteen,801,310
Population, percent modify, 2000 to 2010	+32.8%	+23.i%	+17.six%
Population density	3,126.3/sq mi	1,204.ix/sq mi	350.6/sq mi
White or Caucasian (including White Hispanic)	72.0%	71.3%	75.0%
(Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian)	57.9%	53.7%	57.9%
Black or African-American	16.i%	16.seven%	16.0%
Hispanic or Latino (of whatsoever race)	21%	24.9%	22.5%
Asian	3.5%	iii.four%	2.4%
Native American or Native Alaskan	0.iv%	0.iv%	0.4%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian	0.1%	0.1%	0.i%
Two or more races (Multiracial)	3.5%	iii.1%	2.five%
Other races	iv.4%	5.0%	3.6%
[16]

As of 2010, there were 43,352 households, out of which 8.1% were vacant. Equally of 2000, 38.i% households had children nether the age of 18 living with them, 58.vii% were married couples living together, 11.7% had a female person householder with no husband present, and 25.8% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.10.

In 2000, in the CDP the population was spread out, with 26.ix% under the age of 18, eight.5% from xviii to 24, 33.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.vii% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, at that place were 94.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the CDP was $51,639, and the median income for a family was $56,931. Males had a median income of $37,454 versus $28,935 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $22,080. About 6.9% of families and seven.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and v.3% of those age 65 or over.

Languages [edit]

As of 2000, English spoken as a first linguistic communication accounted for 85.24% of all residents, while 14.75% spoke other languages equally their mother tongue. The most significant were Spanish speakers who fabricated upward xi.07% of the population, while German came upwardly as the third most spoken language, which made up 0.57%, and Tagalog was at 4th, with 0.44% of the population.^[17]

Economy [edit]

Westfield Shopping Center Mall (formerly Brandon Town Center)

Known for existence a bedroom community for Tampa, Brandon boasts many characteristic establishments that have lasted over a quarter of a century. Brandon is the birthplace of Beef O'Brady's, a family-oriented bar and grill chain restaurant with locations throughout the southeastern U.s.a..^[18]

Arts and culture [edit]

Brandon is habitation to Westfield Brandon (originally Brandon Town Center), the AMC Regency xx movie theatre and the Florida University for the Performing Arts based at Music Showcase. Although street addresses point their locations in Tampa, the multilevel entertainment facility TopGolf, and the arcade restaurant attraction Dave and Buster's are closely associated to Brandon due to their proximity to Westfield Brandon.

County off-white [edit]

The Hillsborough County Fairgrounds sits on the west side of Brandon on SR 60. In 2011-2012, the Hillsborough County Off-white fabricated its permanent home here on a plot of land on a rural part of State Road 60. Throughout the years, the fair was held at various locations. The Fair takes identify from Oct xvi–20.

Brandon Regional Library [edit]

The Brandon Regional Library is a two-story library in Brandon that caters to the communities of Brandon, Valrico, and Lithia. It is a branch of the Tampa–Hillsborough Canton Public Library System. It opened at its current location on March ten, 1991, and the building is approximately 25,000 square feet.^[19] The library shares a building with Eye Place Fine Arts and Civic Association, however, both organizations remain autonomous in operation.

Planning and country acquisition for a new Brandon library is underway. The existing site is constrained and offers limited options for building expansions to both the library and to on-site parking, which is currently inadequate for the number of customers who visit the facility. As a upshot, the Board of County Commissioners approved funding for the acquisition of a new site to relocate and expand the facility. The projection will exist funded with advertizing valorem tax proceeds from the Special Library Taxing District and a Public Library Structure Grant through the Florida Department of State.^[20]

Educational activity [edit]

Brandon'south public schools are operated by the Hillsborough County Public School system.

In that location is one public high school in Brandon:^[21]

• Brandon Loftier Schoolhouse, established in 1914 and was the 2d loftier school created in Hillsborough County.

Public center schools include:^[22]

• Burns
• McLane
• Mann

Public elementary schools include:^[23]

• Brooker
• Buckhorn
• Kingswood
• Limona
• Schmidt
• Yates
• Mintz

Private schools:^[24]

• Bell Shoals Baptist Academy
• Brandon Academy Private School
• Central Baptist School
• Faith Baptist
• Nativity Catholic Schoolhouse
• Immanuel Lutheran School
• Providence Christian Schoolhouse

Colleges:

• Emmaus Baptist College is located in Brandon
• Hillsborough Customs College Brandon campus had an enrollment of over 12,000 in the 2015 schoolhouse year.^[25]
• Southern Technical College operates a campus in Brandon.

Infrastructure [edit]

Brandon is served primarily by four local and 3 express Hillsborough Expanse Regional Transit bus lines.

Notable people [edit]

• Brooke Bennett, Olympic swimmer
• Tony Cristiani, football player^[26]
• Chris Gannon, football role player, was born in Brandon^[27]
• Franklin Gómez, freestyle wrestler^[28]
• Joey Graham, professional basketball thespian
• Stevie Graham, professional basketball player
• Sterling Hitchcock, professional person baseball player
• Toney Mack, professional basketball player
• Admiral Charles D. Michel, 30th Vice Commandant of the United States Declension Guard^[29]
• Paul Orndorff, professional wrestler
• Dwayne Schintzius, professional basketball player
• Shannon Spruill, professional wrestler, valet, commentator, and ring announcer, known as Daffney^[30]
• Brent Underwood, entrepreneur

References [edit]

1. ^ Brandon Family Cemetery Records
2. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". The states Demography Bureau. Retrieved Oct 31, 2021.
3. ^ "U.S. Demography website". United States Demography Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. Oct 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. ^ "U.S. Census Quick Facts: Brandon CDP, Florida". U.s. Demography Bureau. Retrieved August eighteen, 2021.
6. ^ Hillsborough County Planning & Growth Management (Oct 1998). "Brandon (New Hope) - Buckhorn Creek" (PDF). USF Customs Atlas. University of Due south Florida. Archived from the original (PDF) on February three, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
7. ^ "Largest Enrollment in History Brandon Schoolhouse Opening Mean solar day".
8. ^ White, D'Ann Lawrence (March 22, 2018). "Amalgamated Statue Gets New Domicile In Brandon Family Cemetery". Brandon Patch.
9. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Contour Data (G001): Brandon CDP, Florida". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved May 2, 2017. ^{[ dead link ]}
10. ^ Barrington Oaks E nerighborhhod Archived June 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
11. ^ Brandon Hills neighborhood
12. ^ Kensington Estates neighborhood Archived June 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
13. ^ La Viva H.O.A. Archived June 26, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
14. ^ Map of Limona
15. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Agency. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
16. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on July 2, 2012. Retrieved March 19, 2007.
17. ^ Modern Language Association Data Middle Results of Brandon, Florida.
18. ^ "Later telling franchisees 'the nutrient'south not very proficient,' Beef O'Brady's CEO launched turnaround". Retrieved September 8, 2015.
19. ^ "Brandon Regional Library". Retrieved November 20, 2017.
20. ^ Quesada, Kate (June 21, 2019). "Canton Considering New Brandon Library Site To Better Serve Residents & Add Parking". ospreyobserver.com. The Osprey Observer. Retrieved October 27, 2021.
21. ^ High Schools in Brandon
22. ^ schools in Brandon
23. ^ Elementary schools in Brandon
24. ^ Bell Shoals Academy ^{[ permanent expressionless link ]}
25. ^ "Factsheet" (PDF) . Retrieved November 7, 2018.
26. ^ "Circus Office Helps Cristiani". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Associated Printing. October 19, 1972. Retrieved March 22, 2016.
27. ^ "Chris Gannon". Retrieved March 22, 2016.
28. ^ Gipson, Rod (December xix, 2003). "Brandon wrestlers 2d in nation". Retrieved March 22, 2016.
29. ^ "Senior Coast Guard Leadership". Retrieved Baronial 29, 2015.
30. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December six, 2016. Retrieved June five, 2014. {{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy every bit title (link)

External links [edit]

• Brandon Chamber of Commerce
• Brandon City Guide

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandon,_Florida

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