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Lake Magdalene, Florida
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Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida
Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida
Country United States
State Florida
County Hillsborough
Area
 • Total 11.61 sq mi (30.07 km2)
 • Land 10.20 sq mi (26.42 km2)
 • Water 1.41 sq mi (3.65 km2)
Elevation
46 ft (14 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 30,742
 • Density 3,013.63/sq mi (1,163.55/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
33612, 33613 & 33618
Area code(s) 813
FIPS code 12-38350
GNIS feature ID 1867163

Lake Magdalene is a census-designated place (CDP) in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Tampa Bay area. The population was 30,742 at the 2020 census.

History

As a rural community northwest of Tampa, this area of Hillsborough County had welcomed enough residents to receive its first post office in 1888, followed by a scattering of schools and churches—most notably the United Brethren Church (now Lake Magdalene United Methodist), started in 1895 by Reverend Isaac W. Bearss, whose family line still maintains several acres of citrus groves in the region, butted up against the busy east-west, North Tampa corridor that bears the family name. The rustic qualities of Lake Magdalene remained until the 1990s when residential construction in Tampa pushed northward. By 1990 almost 16,000 people lived in Lake Magdalene, and according to the 2000 census, its population had nearly doubled to 28,755.

Lake Magdalene is surrounded by, and takes its name from, a 206-acre (0.83 km2) freshwater lake. The lake's name may come from the moniker of a Native American woman, Magdalena, who interpreted the language for a Spanish expedition into Florida in 1549, or the name may have resulted from the 1882 marriage in the community of John Parrish and Mary Magdalene Yates, daughter of Jonah Yates, first mayor of Plant City.

Geography

Lake Magdalene is located in northwestern Hillsborough County at 28°4′53″N 82°28′41″W / 28.08139°N 82.47806°W / 28.08139; -82.47806 (28.081294, -82.477945). It is bordered to the north by Lutz, to the east by the University neighborhood, to the south by the city of Tampa, to the southwest by Carrollwood, and to the west by Northdale. Interstate 275 forms the eastern edge of the CDP, and the Dale Mabry Highway (Florida State Road 597) forms the western edge.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 11.6 square miles (30.1 km2), of which 10.2 square miles (26.5 km2) are land and 1.4 square miles (3.6 km2), or 12.11%, are water. There are at least 11 named lakes in the CDP, the largest of which is Lake Magdalene near the center of the community.

ZIP codes that serve Lake Magdalene are 33612, 33613 and 33618.

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop.
1970 9,266
1980 13,331 43.9%
1990 15,973 19.8%
2000 28,755 80.0%
2010 28,509 −0.9%
2020 30,742 7.8%
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2010 and 2020 census

Lake Magdalene racial composition
(Hispanics excluded from racial categories)
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Race Pop 2010 Pop 2020 % 2010 % 2020
White (NH) 19,076 16,560 66.91% 53.87%
Black or African American (NH) 1,974 2,344 6.92% 7.62%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH) 55 44 0.19% 0.14%
Asian (NH) 774 1,112 2.71% 3.62%
Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) 16 14 0.06% 0.05%
Some other race (NH) 75 185 0.26% 0.60%
Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) 520 1,181 1.82% 3.84%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 6,019 9,302 21.11% 30.26%
Total 28,509 30,742

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 30,742 people, 12,404 households, and 8,011 families residing in the CDP.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 28,509 people, 12,263 households, and 7,509 families residing in the CDP.

Schools

Lake Magdalene is served by Hillsborough County Public Schools through the following:

  • Lake Magdalene Elementary School
  • Miles Elementary School
  • Buchanan Middle School
  • Chamberlain High School
  • Gaither High School

Hillsborough County Public Schools has a magnet program and students in the district can attend these schools:

  • Walker Middle Magnet School
  • Hillsborough High School

See also

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