Clearwater, Florida

Clearwater is a city and the county seat of Pinellas County, Florida, United States, west of Tampa and north of St. Petersburg. To the west of Clearwater lies the Gulf of Mexico and to the southeast lies Tampa Bay. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 117,292. It is the smallest of the three principal cities in the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater metropolitan area, most commonly referred to as the Tampa Bay Area.

Clearwater, Florida
Clearwater City View
Motto(s): 
"Bright and Beautiful•Bay to Beach"
Location in Pinellas County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°58′25″N 82°45′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountyPinellas
Settled
(Clear Water Harbor)
1888
Incorporated
(Town of Clear Water Harbor)
1891
Reincorporated
(City of Clearwater)
May 27, 1915
Government
  TypeCouncil-Manager
  MayorBruce Rector
  CouncilmembersRyan Cotton,
Michael Mannino,
David Allbritton, and
Lina Teixeira
  City ManagerJennifer Poirrier
  City ClerkRosemarie Call
  City AttorneyDavid Margolis
Area
  City35.92 sq mi (93.04 km2)
  Land26.13 sq mi (67.68 km2)
  Water9.79 sq mi (25.36 km2)
Elevation
30 ft (9 m)
Population
 (2020)
  City117,292
  Density4,488.62/sq mi (1,733.06/km2)
  Metro
2,783,243
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
33755–33767, 33769
Area code727
FIPS code12-12875
GNIS feature ID0280543
Websitemyclearwater.com

Clearwater Beach is part of the city of Clearwater, but is separated from it by the Intracoastal Waterway. Cleveland Street is one of the city's historic avenues, and the city includes BayCare Ballpark and Coachman Park.

The Church of Scientology owns the majority of property in the Clearwater downtown core district.

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