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Saturday, October 20, 2007

Clearwater Beach In Central Pinellas Tampa Bay Area Florida Beach

Clearwater is a city located in central Pinellas County, Florida, USA, nearly due west of Tampa. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 108,787; however, according to the 2005 U.S. Census Bureau's estimates, the city's population fell slightly to 108,687.

It is the county seat of Pinellas County.GR6 It is the smallest of the three large cities that constitute the Tampa Bay area. Clearwater is a part of the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area, most commonly referred to as the "Tampa Bay Area". The four-county area is composed of roughly 2.7 million residents, making it the second largest metropolitan statistical area (MSA) in the state, and the third largest in the Southeastern United States.

Clearwater is located at 27°58′25″N, 82°45′51″W (27.973644, -82.764271).GR1

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 97.7 km² (37.7 mi²). 65.5 km² (25.3 mi²) of it is land and 32.2 km² (12.4 mi²) of it (32.98%) is water.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clearwater%2C_Florida

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