Pinellas County is a county located on the west central coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 census,the population was 959,107,which makes it the seventh-most populous county in the state. It is also the most densely populated county in Florida,with 3,491 residents per square mile. The county is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area. Clearwater is the county seat. St. Petersburg is the largest city in the county,as well as the largest city in Florida that is not a county seat.
St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County,Florida,United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 258,308,making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area,after Tampa. It is the largest city in the state that is not a county seat. Along with Clearwater,these cities are part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area,the second-largest in Florida with a population of around 2.8 million. St. Petersburg is on the Pinellas peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico,and is connected to mainland Florida to the north.
Gulfport is a city in Pinellas County,Florida,United States,bordering St. Petersburg,South Pasadena,and Boca Ciega Bay. The population of Gulfport was 11,783 at the 2020 census. Gulfport is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater metropolitan statistical area.
Largo is the third largest city in Pinellas County,Florida,United States,as well as the fourth largest in the Tampa Bay area. As of the 2020 Census,the city had a population of 82,485,up from 77,648 in 2010.
Pinellas Park is a city located in central Pinellas County,United States. The population was 53,093 at the 2020 census. The city is the fourth largest city in Pinellas County. The City of Pinellas Park was incorporated in 1914. It is part of the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area,most commonly referred to as the Tampa Bay Area.
St. Pete Beach is a coastal city in Pinellas County,Florida. Known as a tourist destination,St. Pete Beach was formed from the towns of Pass-a-Grille,Belle Vista,St. Petersburg Beach,and unincorporated Pinellas County. It is part of the Tampa Bay area. The population was 8,879 at the 2020 census.
St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport is a public/military airport in Pinellas County,Florida,United States,serving the Tampa Bay Area. It is right on the northeast municipal boundary of Pinellas Park,9 miles (14 km) north of downtown St. Petersburg,7 miles (11 km) southeast of Clearwater,and 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Tampa.
Tropicana Field is a multi-purpose domed stadium located in St. Petersburg,Florida,United States. The stadium has been the ballpark of the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB) since the team's inaugural season in 1998. The stadium is also used for college football,and from December 2008 to December 2017 was the home of the St. Petersburg Bowl,an annual postseason bowl game. The venue is the only non-retractable domed stadium in Major League Baseball,making it the only year-round indoor venue in MLB. Tropicana Field is the smallest MLB stadium by seating capacity when obstructed-view rows in the uppermost sections are covered with tarps as they are for most Rays games.
The Tampa Bay area is a major metropolitan area surrounding Tampa Bay on the Gulf Coast of Florida in the United States. It includes the main cities of Tampa,St. Petersburg,and Clearwater. It is the 17th-largest metropolitan area in the United States,with a population of 3,175,275 as of the 2020 U.S. Census.
Albert Whitted Airport is a public airport in St. Petersburg,Pinellas County,Florida,United States. It is on the west edge of Tampa Bay,just southeast of downtown St. Petersburg and east of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.
The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority (PSTA) is a government agency that provides public transportation for Pinellas County,Florida. The authority manages a fixed-route bus system that encompasses over 40 bus routes - including two express routes to Tampa;the Central Avenue Trolley;the Suncoast Beach Trolley;and the bus rapid transit service,the SunRunner.
Richard David Kriseman is an American politician who served as the 53rd Mayor of St. Petersburg from 2014 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as a member of the Florida House of Representatives,representing the 53rd district from 2006 to 2012.
Rays Ballpark was the name used in project documents for a ballpark in the current location of Al Lang Stadium on the Tampa Bay waterfront in downtown St. Petersburg,Florida,proposed by the Tampa Bay Rays as a replacement for Tropicana Field.
Janet C. Long is a Democratic politician and educator who serves as a member of the Pinellas County Commission for the at-large District 1. Previously,she represented District 51 in the Florida House of Representatives from 2007 to 2011,and was a member of the Seminole,Florida City Council from 2002 to 2006.
The St Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) provides crime prevention and public safety services for the city of St. Petersburg,Florida. The department was created in 1903. The St. Petersburg Police Department has an authorized strength of 550 sworn officers and 212 civilian support staff. The department serves the fifth largest city in the state of Florida,with a population of 250,000. The St. Petersburg Police Department is one of over 1,000 law enforcement agencies in the United States accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA). Anthony Holloway is the chief of police.
St. Petersburg,Florida,held an election for mayor on August 27 and November 5,2013. A non-partisan primary election was held on August 27,2013. No candidate won a majority of the vote,so the top two finishers,incumbent Mayor Bill Foster and former State Representative Rick Kriseman,advanced to a runoff.
A special election for Florida's 13th congressional district was held March 11,2014,to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives,following the death of incumbent Republican Congressman Bill Young on October 18,2013. Primary elections were held on January 14,2014. Young,who had already announced that he would not be running for re-election in 2014,was re-elected in 2012 with 57 percent of the vote. With 100% of the precincts reporting,David Jolly was declared the winner.
There have been 54 mayors of St. Petersburg,Florida. David Moffett was the city's first mayor. The current mayor is Ken Welch,the city's first African American mayor.
The following is a timeline of the history of the city of St. Petersburg in Pinellas County,Florida,United States.
The 2021 St. Petersburg,Florida,mayoral election was held on August 24,2021,with a runoff on November 2 because no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the first round. It elected the mayor of St. Petersburg,Florida. Incumbent Democratic mayor Rick Kriseman was term-limited and could not seek a third term in office. Municipal elections in St. Petersburg are officially nonpartisan. Former Pinellas County commissioner Ken Welch easily defeated city councilor Robert Blackmon in the runoff. Candidates eliminated in the first round included city councilor Darden Rice,former state representative Wengay Newton,and restaurateur Pete Boland. Welch took office in January 2022,becoming the first black mayor of St. Petersburg.
