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St. Leo, Florida
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| Town of St. Leo | |
Eastbound SR 52 in St. Leo
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Location in Pasco County and the state of Florida
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| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Pasco |
| Settled | 1881 |
| Incorporated | June 4, 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Commission |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.30 sq mi (3.37 km2) |
| • Land | 1.12 sq mi (2.91 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.46 km2) |
| Elevation | 187 ft (57 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 2,362 |
| • Density | 2,103.29/sq mi (811.92/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
33574
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| FIPS code | 12-62775 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0290265 |
| Website | http://www.townofstleo.org |
St. Leo is a town in Pasco County, Florida, United States. The town is a suburb included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is more commonly known as the Tampa Bay area. It is best known as the home of St. Leo University, Holy Name Monastery and St. Leo Abbey. The population was 2,362 at the 2020 census. Vincent D'Ambrosio currently serves as the commission-elected mayor of the town, elected in 2022.
History
In 1889, the Benedictines established the monastery of St. Leo and St. Leo College on Judge Edmund F. Dunne's former homestead and farm land east of San Antonio, Florida on the shores of Lake Jovita, later incorporating the area as part of a new town called St. Leo.
Dunne was a legal counsel involved in the Disston Land Purchase of 1881, and as his commission, received 100,000 choice acres (400 km2) of land out of the 4,000,000 acre (16,000 km2) purchase. The following year on February 15, while surveying the Disston Purchase with his cousin, Captain Hugh Dunne, Dunne selected the area around Lake Jovita, which he named after St. Jovita, as his commission and began settling it.
He first established the Catholic colony of San Antonio in 1882, and later added the surrounding villages of Saint Joseph, Saint Thomas, Villa Maria, Carmel, and San Felipe. Only the rural community of Saint Joseph survives today.
The area of what is now the Town of St. Leo, although originally platted as another village by Dunne, did not receive its name until after the arrival of the Benedictine monks. The present name is derived from Pope Leo IX.
Geography
St. Leo is located at 28°20′17″N 82°15′12″W / 28.33806°N 82.25333°W (28.337929, –82.253265).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2), of which 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2) is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) (13.90%) is water.
St. Leo contains rolling hills with elevations from 100 ft to 180 ft.
Climate
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild winters. According to the Köppen climate classification, the Town of St. Leo has a humid subtropical climate zone (Cfa).
| Climate data for St. Leo, Florida, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1895–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 89 (32) |
92 (33) |
95 (35) |
98 (37) |
101 (38) |
104 (40) |
102 (39) |
101 (38) |
101 (38) |
98 (37) |
96 (36) |
89 (32) |
104 (40) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 82.6 (28.1) |
84.2 (29.0) |
86.9 (30.5) |
90.4 (32.4) |
94.5 (34.7) |
95.3 (35.2) |
95.3 (35.2) |
95.1 (35.1) |
93.8 (34.3) |
91.1 (32.8) |
86.9 (30.5) |
83.3 (28.5) |
96.8 (36.0) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 70.0 (21.1) |
73.2 (22.9) |
77.5 (25.3) |
82.6 (28.1) |
87.7 (30.9) |
89.4 (31.9) |
90.1 (32.3) |
90.0 (32.2) |
88.4 (31.3) |
83.4 (28.6) |
76.6 (24.8) |
72.0 (22.2) |
81.7 (27.6) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 59.7 (15.4) |
62.6 (17.0) |
66.4 (19.1) |
71.4 (21.9) |
76.7 (24.8) |
80.2 (26.8) |
81.3 (27.4) |
81.4 (27.4) |
79.8 (26.6) |
74.1 (23.4) |
66.8 (19.3) |
62.1 (16.7) |
71.9 (22.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 49.4 (9.7) |
52.0 (11.1) |
55.3 (12.9) |
60.3 (15.7) |
65.7 (18.7) |
71.0 (21.7) |
72.6 (22.6) |
72.8 (22.7) |
71.1 (21.7) |
64.9 (18.3) |
57.0 (13.9) |
52.2 (11.2) |
62.0 (16.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 27.0 (−2.8) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
33.0 (0.6) |
42.0 (5.6) |
51.8 (11.0) |
64.4 (18.0) |
67.8 (19.9) |
68.9 (20.5) |
62.4 (16.9) |
45.6 (7.6) |
34.5 (1.4) |
30.5 (−0.8) |
24.2 (−4.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 13 (−11) |
16 (−9) |
20 (−7) |
30 (−1) |
41 (5) |
55 (13) |
60 (16) |
62 (17) |
51 (11) |
29 (−2) |
22 (−6) |
15 (−9) |
13 (−11) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 3.06 (78) |
2.38 (60) |
3.18 (81) |
3.06 (78) |
2.98 (76) |
8.34 (212) |
8.10 (206) |
8.28 (210) |
6.63 (168) |
3.06 (78) |
1.86 (47) |
2.53 (64) |
53.46 (1,358) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 7.8 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 14.8 | 17.2 | 17.8 | 13.0 | 7.6 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 118.5 |
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Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 158 | — | |
| 1940 | 211 | 33.5% | |
| 1950 | 261 | 23.7% | |
| 1960 | 278 | 6.5% | |
| 1970 | 1,145 | 311.9% | |
| 1980 | 917 | −19.9% | |
| 1990 | 1,009 | 10.0% | |
| 2000 | 595 | −41.0% | |
| 2010 | 1,340 | 125.2% | |
| 2020 | 2,362 | 76.3% | |
| U.S. Decennial Census | |||
2010 and 2020 census
| Race | Pop 2010 | Pop 2020 | % 2010 | % 2020 |
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| White (NH) | 919 | 910 | 68.58% | 38.53% |
| Black or African American (NH) | 188 | 938 | 14.03% | 39.71% |
| Native American or Alaska Native (NH) | 2 | 2 | 0.15% | 0.08% |
| Asian (NH) | 24 | 70 | 1.79% | 2.96% |
| Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH) | 0 | 0 | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Some other race (NH) | 4 | 13 | 0.30% | 0.55% |
| Two or more races/Multiracial (NH) | 39 | 31 | 2.91% | 1.31% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 164 | 398 | 12.24% | 16.85% |
| Total | 1,340 | 2,362 |
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 2,362 people, 20 households, and 8 families residing in the town.
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 1,340 people, 106 households, and 75 families residing in the town.
See also
In Spanish: St. Leo (Florida) para niños
