Editing Hillsborough County, Florida (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1266|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1020|sqmi}} are land and {{convert|246|sqmi}} (19.4%) are covered by water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> About {{convert|158.27|mi|km}} of shoreline are on Tampa Bay.

The county's unincorporated area is around {{convert|888|sqmi|km2}}, more than 84% of the total land area. Municipalities account for {{convert|163|sqmi|km2}}. The modern boundaries of the county place it midway along the west coast of Florida.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

A narrow portion of Hillsborough County to the south, consisting almost exclusively of water, extends west to the [[Gulf of Mexico]] roughly along the Tampa Port Shipping Channel. This has the effect of keeping Hillsborough County from being technically landlocked. The central portion of the [[Sunshine Skyway Bridge]] is in Hillsborough County. So is [[Egmont Key]], at the entrance to [[Tampa Bay]]; this narrow strip of land separates Pinellas County from Manatee County. The northernmost tip of a spoil island just west of Port Manatee also lies in Hillsborough County.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

Hillsborough is home to [[Alafia River State Park]] and [[Hillsborough River State Park|Hillsborough River]] state parks, and to the [[C. W. Bill Young Regional Reservoir]] and [[Lithia Springs Regional Park|Lithia Springs]], one of the largest natural springs in Florida.{{citation needed|date=July 2022}}

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File:Alafia River near Lithia Springs Park.jpg|On the [[Alafia River]] near Lithia Springs Park
File:Alligator - Alafia Springs State Park.jpg|An [[alligator]] in the [[Alafia River State Park]]
File:Hurrah Lake - Alafia River State Park.jpg|Hurrah Lake on the Alafia River
File:Sandhill Cranes - Hillsborough River State Park.jpg|[[Sandhill crane]] at [[Hillsborough River State Park]]
File:Kayaking on the Hillsborough River.jpg|On the [[Hillsborough River (Florida)|Hillsborough River]] near [[Lettuce Lake Park]]
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===Adjacent counties===
* [[Pasco County, Florida|Pasco County]] – north
* [[Polk County, Florida|Polk County]] – east
* [[Manatee County, Florida|Manatee County]] – south
* [[Pinellas County, Florida|Pinellas County]] – west
* [[Hardee County, Florida|Hardee County]] – southeast