Tampa-Fort Brooke, Florida facts for kids
Tampa-Fort Brooke was a special area in Hillsborough County, Florida. It was counted by the United States Census Bureau during the 1850 federal census. The official name for this area was "Tampa, including Fort Brook[e]".
In 1850, the total number of people living in Tampa-Fort Brooke was 974. This made it the fifth largest place counted in Florida at that time.
What Was Tampa-Fort Brooke?
This special census area was created to count two different places together. These were the small town of Tampa and the military base called Fort Brooke. Even though they were counted as one area, Tampa and Fort Brooke were actually separate places.
Later on, the government started counting them separately.
- Tampa was first counted on its own in 1870. At that time, 796 people lived there.
- Fort Brooke was first counted separately in 1890. It had a population of 448 people.
Eventually, in 1907, Fort Brooke became a part of Tampa.
Who Lived in Tampa-Fort Brooke?
In 1850, the people living in Tampa-Fort Brooke were counted by their race.
- Most of the people, about 64.8% (which was 631 people), were White.
- The rest, about 35.2% (which was 343 people), were African Americans.
Among the African American population:
- Most of them, 98.0% (336 people), were enslaved.
- Only a small number, 2.0% (7 people), were free.
When looking at the number of males and females, there were more males. For every 100 females, there were about 170.5 males. This meant there were 614 males and 360 females in the area.
