General Info
West Central Florida is where Hillsborough County is situated. With 1,459,762 residents as of the 2020 census, it is the most populous county outside of the Miami metropolitan area and the fourth most populous county in Florida. On January 25, 1834, Hillsborough County was established during the U.S. territory period (1822–1845) by combining Alachua and Monroe Counties. Wills Hill, the Earl of Hillsborough, who presided over the British government as the colonies’ secretary of state from 1768 to 1772, is honored by the county’s name. Augustus Steele made efforts to construct the County. The border of Hillsborough County’s western portion to form Pinellas County in 1911 marked the last major alteration to the county’s boundaries.
