Plant City

city in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States

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Country: United States
State: Florida
County: Hillsborough
Settled ichepuckesassa: c. mid-1800s-1859
Settled cork: c. 1860-January 9, 1885
Incorporated town of plant city: January 10, 1885
Named after: Henry B. Plant
Mayor: Nathan A. Kilton
Vice mayor: Mary Thomas Mathis
Commissioners: William D. Dodson, Michael S. Sparkman, and Jason M. Jones
City manager: Bill McDaniel
City clerk: Kerri J. Miller
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Plant City is an incorporated city in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States, approximately midway between Brandon and Lakeland along Interstate 4. It is part of the Tampa Bay area. The population was 39,764 at the 2020 census.

Despite many thinking it was named for flora grown at plant nurseries (especially vegetables and fruits, as well as tropical houseplants) in its subtropical Gulf Coast climate, it was named after prominent railroad developer Henry B. Plant (see Plant System).