Editing Plant City, Florida

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|name                     = Plant City, Florida
|settlement_type          = [[City (Florida)|City]]
|official_name            = City of Plant City
|named_for                = [[Henry B. Plant]]
|nickname                 = "Winter Strawberry Capital of the World"<ref name=SB>{{Cite web|title=How Plant City became the Winter Strawberry Capital of the World|url=https://www.wtsp.com/article/life/welcome-to-florida/plant-city-florida-strawberry-festival/67-7876c747-a445-4f8e-aef8-b9694d55f1c6#:~:text=Florida%20is%20the%20second%2Dhighest,of%20the%20country's%20winter%20strawberries.|website=[[WTSP]]}}</ref><ref name=WSB>{{Cite web|title=How Plant City became the winter strawberry capital of the world|url=https://www.wusf.org/arts-culture/2022-03-03/how-plant-city-became-the-winter-strawberry-capital-of-the-world|website=[[NPR]]}}</ref>
|motto                    = "Preserving the Past·Embracing the Future"<ref name = plant />
|image_skyline            = PlantCityHall.jpg
|image_caption            = Plant City's city hall
|image_seal               = Seal of Plant City, Florida.png
|image_map                = Hillsborough_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Plant_City_Highlighted.svg
|mapsize                  = 250x200px
|map_caption              = Location in [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough County]] and the U.S. state of [[Florida]]
| pushpin_map = USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
|subdivision_type         = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
|subdivision_name         = {{Flag|United States|size=23px}}
|subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
|subdivision_name1        = {{Flag|Florida|size=23px}}
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Florida|County]]
|subdivision_name2        = {{Flagicon image|Flag of Hillsborough County, Florida.svg|size=23px}} [[Hillsborough County, Florida|Hillsborough]]
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = Nathan A. Kilton<ref>{{cite web |title=Nathan Kilton City of Plant City Florida |url=https://www.plantcitygov.com/directory-listing/nathan-kilton |access-date=22 July 2022}}</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[Vice Mayor]]
|leader_name1             = Mary Thomas Mathis
|leader_title2            = [[City Council|Commissioners]]
|leader_name2             = William D. Dodson,<br>Michael S. Sparkman,<br>and Jason M. Jones
|leader_title3            = [[City Manager]]
|leader_name3             = Bill McDaniel
|leader_title4            = [[City Clerk]]
|leader_name4             = Kerri J. Miller
|established_title        = [[Settler colonialism|Settled (Ichepuckesassa)]]
|established_date         = {{circa|mid-1800s-1859|lk=yes}}<ref name = plant /><ref name=PCInc>{{Cite web|title=Plant City, Florida, 1885-1940: A Study In Southern Urban Development (Pages 10, 16, 18, 29, & 68)|url=https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1579&context=etd|website=[[University of Central Florida]]}}</ref>
|established_title1       = [[Settler colonialism|Settled (Cork)]]
|established_date1        = {{circa|1860-January 9, 1885|lk=yes}}<ref name=PCInc/>
|established_title2       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated (Town of Plant City)]]
|established_date2        = January 10, 1885<ref name=PCInc/><ref name=TownOfPC>{{Cite web|title=GEORGE LANSING TAYLOR COLLECTION MAIN GALLERY: Town of Plant City Marker, Plant City, FL|url=https://digitalcommons.unf.edu/historical_architecture_main/4464/#:~:text=Plant%20City%20was%20incorporated%20in,but%20from%20Henry%20Bradley%20Plant.|website=[[University of North Florida]]}}</ref>
|established_title3       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated (City of Plant City)]]
|established_date3        = 1911<ref name=PCInc/>
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_12.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 31, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_km2           = 75.43
|area_land_km2            = 73.02
|area_water_km2           = 2.41
|area_total_sq_mi         = 29.12
|area_land_sq_mi          = 28.19
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.93
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 39764
|population_density_km2   = 544.57
|population_density_sq_mi = 1410.42
|timezone                 = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
|utc_offset               = -5
|timezone_DST             = EDT
|utc_offset_DST           = -4
|coordinates              = {{coord|28|1|N|82|8|W|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|elevation_m              = 39
|elevation_ft             = 128
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
|postal_code              = 33563-33567
|area_code                = [[Area code 813|813]], [[Area codes 813 and 656|656]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 12-57550<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2008-01-31|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref>
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0289021<ref name="GR3">{{cite web|url=http://geonames.usgs.gov|access-date=2008-01-31|title=US Board on Geographic Names|publisher=[[United States Geological Survey]]|date=2007-10-25}}</ref>
|website                  = {{URL|www.plantcitygov.com}}
}}
'''Plant City''' is an incorporated city in [[Hillsborough County, Florida]], United States, approximately midway between [[Brandon, Florida|Brandon]] and [[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]] along [[Interstate 4]]. It is part of the [[Tampa Bay area]]. The population was 39,764 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].

Despite many thinking it was named for flora grown at [[nursery (horticulture)|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]]<ref name = plant>[https://www.plantcitygov.com/community/page/history Plant City - History]</ref> (see [[Plant System]]).

Plant City is known as the winter [[strawberry]] capital of the world<ref name=SB/><ref name=WSB/> and hosts the annual [[Florida Strawberry Festival]] in the late winter (usually in February or early March), which is attended by people from all over the world.

==History==
Plant City's original name given during the middle 1800s was ''Ichepuckesassa'', after the [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] village that once occupied the territory.<ref name = plant /> In 1860, the community was renamed "''Cork''", after the postmaster's [[Cork (city)|Irish hometown]]. It was finally given the name "''Plant City''" in commemoration of Henry B. Plant and his [[South Florida Railroad]], which significantly boosted the commerce in this primarily agricultural community by incorporating it on January 10, 1885.<ref name=PCInc/><ref name=TownOfPC/> In 1911, it was officially reincorporated from the "''Town'' of Plant City" to the "''City'' of Plant City".<ref name=PCInc/>

Plant City was the [[spring training]] home of baseball's [[Cincinnati Reds]], who played exhibition games at [[Plant City Stadium]] from 1988 to 1997.

==Geography==

[[Image:Map of Florida highlighting Plant City.svg|thumb|left|300px|Location of Plant City in Hillsborough County, Florida]]

The approximate coordinates for Plant City is located in northeastern Hillsborough County at {{Coord|28|1|N|82|8|W|type:city}} (28.0142, –82.1289).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>

[[Interstate 4]] runs through the northern part of the city, with access from Exits 17 through 25. I-4 leads east {{convert|12|mi}} to [[Lakeland, Florida|Lakeland]] and west {{convert|23|mi}} to [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]]. [[U.S. Route 92]] is the main highway through the center of Plant City, running generally parallel to I-4. [[Florida State Road 39]] crosses US 92 in the center of Plant City and leads north {{convert|15|mi}} to [[Zephyrhills, Florida|Zephyrhills]] and south {{convert|6|mi|0}} to [[Hopewell, Hillsborough County, Florida|Hopewell]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Plant City has a total area of {{convert|72.8|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|70.4|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{convert|2.4|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 3.31%, are water.

Plant City and its surrounding area are in the Southern Flatwoods ecological community as defined by the [[United States Department of Agriculture|US Department of Agriculture]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mo15.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/mlra_fl.html |title=MLRAs in Florida &#124; NRCS MO15 |access-date=2007-10-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101008050915/http://www.mo15.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/mlra_fl.html |archive-date=2010-10-08 }}</ref> The region as a whole is noted for its sandy, infertile, and poorly drained soils. In and around the city, high organic matter content and scattered [[phosphate nodule]]s make much of the soil more fertile than typical for the flatwoods.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/WebSoilSurvey.aspx|title=Web Soil Survey}}</ref>

===Climate===

Plant City, as does most of Florida, has a [[humid subtropical climate]] zone ([[Köppen climate classification]]: ''Cfa''), with humid and hot summers and warm, drier winters. It is close to having a [[tropical climate]] zone, since only one month (January) does not have a mean temperature over {{convert|64.4|F}}.
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|Jan record high F = 89
|Feb record high F = 93
|Mar record high F = 99
|Apr record high F = 99
|May record high F = 101
|Jun record high F = 104
|Jul record high F = 103
|Aug record high F = 104
|Sep record high F = 100
|Oct record high F = 98
|Nov record high F = 94
|Dec record high F = 91
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|Jan avg record high F = 83.3
|Feb avg record high F = 84.8
|Mar avg record high F = 87.3
|Apr avg record high F = 90.6
|May avg record high F = 94.4
|Jun avg record high F = 95.6
|Jul avg record high F = 96.3
|Aug avg record high F = 95.5
|Sep avg record high F = 93.7
|Oct avg record high F = 91.3
|Nov avg record high F = 86.5
|Dec avg record high F = 83.9
|year avg record high F = 97.1

|Jan high F = 74.8
|Feb high F = 77.8
|Mar high F = 81.4
|Apr high F = 86.2
|May high F = 90.8
|Jun high F = 92.9
|Jul high F = 93.8
|Aug high F = 93.5
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|Oct high F = 87.3
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|Jan mean F = 62.4
|Feb mean F = 65.3
|Mar mean F = 68.7
|Apr mean F = 73.5
|May mean F = 78.7
|Jun mean F = 82.4
|Jul mean F = 83.6
|Aug mean F = 83.6
|Sep mean F = 82.2
|Oct mean F = 76.7
|Nov mean F = 69.4
|Dec mean F = 65.0
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|Jan low F = 50.0
|Feb low F = 52.8
|Mar low F = 55.9
|Apr low F = 60.9
|May low F = 66.6
|Jun low F = 71.9
|Jul low F = 73.4
|Aug low F = 73.7
|Sep low F = 72.4
|Oct low F = 66.1
|Nov low F = 57.9
|Dec low F = 53.3
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|Jan avg record low F = 30.3
|Feb avg record low F = 34.5
|Mar avg record low F = 38.2
|Apr avg record low F = 46.0
|May avg record low F = 55.9
|Jun avg record low F = 66.3
|Jul avg record low F = 69.4
|Aug avg record low F = 69.7
|Sep avg record low F = 66.0
|Oct avg record low F = 50.9
|Nov avg record low F = 41.1
|Dec avg record low F = 34.9
|year avg record low F = 28.5

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|Feb record low F = 20
|Mar record low F = 24
|Apr record low F = 32
|May record low F = 41
|Jun record low F = 49
|Jul record low F = 59
|Aug record low F = 58
|Sep record low F = 55
|Oct record low F = 38
|Nov record low F = 21
|Dec record low F = 18
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==Demographics==

{{US Census population
|1890= 349
|1900= 720
|1910= 2481
|1920= 3729
|1930= 6800
|1940= 7491
|1950= 9230
|1960= 15711
|1970= 15451
|1980= 17064
|1990= 22754
|2000= 29915
|2010= 34721
|2020= 39764
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 and 2020 census===

{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Plant City racial composition'''<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (''NH = Non-Hispanic'')<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Plant City city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Plant+City+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2010.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!Pop 2020<ref>{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE - 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Plant City city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Plant+City+city;+Florida+&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|White]] (NH)
|18,555
|18,735
|53.44%
|47.12%
|-
|[[Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans|Black or African American]] (NH)
|5,051
|5,388
|14.55%
|13.55%
|-
|[[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] or [[Alaska Native]] (NH)
|128
|75
|0.37%
|0.19%
|-
|[[Asian Americans|Asian]] (NH)
|487
|641
|1.40%
|1.61%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] or [[Native Hawaiian]] (NH)
|11
|21
|0.03%
|0.05%
|-
|[[Other races (U.S. Census)|Some other race]] (NH)
|38
|144
|0.11%
|0.36%
|-
|[[Multiracial Americans|Two or more races/Multiracial]] (NH)
|467
|1,283
|1.35%
|3.23%
|-
|[[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic or Latino]] (any race)
|9,984
|13,477
|28.75%
|33.89%
|-
|'''Total'''
|'''34,721'''
|'''39,764'''
|'''100.00%'''
|'''100.00%'''
|-
|}

As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 39,764 people, 14,223 households, and 9,449 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2020: Plant City city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Plant+City+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2020.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

As of the [[2010 United States census]], there were 34,721 people, 11,992 households, and 8,640 families residing in the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=S1101 HOUSEHOLDS AND FAMILIES - 2010: Plant City city, Florida|url=https://data.census.gov/table?q=Plant+City+city;+Florida+&tid=ACSST5Y2010.S1101|website=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>

===2000 census===

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2" /> of 2000, there were 29,915 people, 10,849 households, and 7,843 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|1,321.9|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 11,797 housing units at an average density of {{convert|521.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 71.67% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 17.42% [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race, 16.16% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.37% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.89% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.04% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 9.10% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and two or more races were 1.77% of the population.

As of 2000, there were 10,849 households, out of which 36.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 14.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.20.

In 2000, in the city, the population was spread out, with 29.4% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.

In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $37,584, and the median income for a family was $43,328. Males had a median income of $33,417 versus $23,585 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the city was $18,815. About 11.3% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.1% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

==Education==

{{see also|Hillsborough County Public Schools}}
The Hillsborough County School District operates all public schools in Plant City

===Public high schools===

* [[Durant High School (Florida)|Durant High School]] (9–12)
* [[Plant City High School]] (9–12)
* Simmons Exceptional Center (9–12)
* [[Strawberry Crest High School]] ([[Dover, FL]]) (9–12)

===Public middle schools===

* Marshall Middle School (6–8)
* Tomlin Middle School (6–8)
* Turkey Creek Middle School (6–8)

===Public elementary schools===

* Bryan Elementary School (K–5)
* Burney Elementary School (Pre K–5)
* Cork Elementary School (K–5)
* Knights Elementary School (K–5)
* Lincoln Elementary School (K-5)
* Springhead Elementary School (K–5)
* [[Stonewall Jackson]] Elementary (K–5)
* Trapnell Elementary School (K–5)
* Walden Lake Elementary School (K–5)
* Woodrow Wilson Elementary (K–5)

===Other public schools===

* Plant City Adult Learning Lab (GED Prep)
* Simmons Career Center (6–12)
* Teen Parent East Program (K–12)

===Private schools===

* Autumn Leaf Academy (PK)
* Evangelical Presbyterian Church Learning Center (PK)
* Faith Christian Academy of Plant City (K–12)
* First Presbyterian Learning Center II (PK–K)

== Bruton Memorial Library ==

The [[Bruton Memorial Library|Quintilla Geer Bruton Memorial Library]] is located in Plant City and was built in 1960. It is a part of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library Cooperative but is under the jurisdiction of the City of Plant City. There are 44,000 members as of 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.plantcitygov.com/library/page/about-your-library|title=About Your Library {{!}} City of Plant City, Florida|website=www.plantcitygov.com|access-date=2019-11-29}}</ref>

Bruton Memorial Library offers programs for children, young adults, and adults. Bruton Memorial Library also offers free access to multiple databases, tutoring websites, ebooks, emagazines, and movie streaming. Computers are available for use, as are laptops that can be used only within the library. A variety of activities and services are available to a variety of patrons, from book clubs to extensive workshops regarding the beginnings and upkeep of the cultivation of homes and gardens, as well as crafts available on Mondays and hobbyists convening for fabric arts like knitting or crocheting two Fridays a month. Crafts also extend to children and teens as well.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://templeterrace.com/156/Adult-Programs|title=Adult Programs|website=templeterrace.com}}</ref>

==Economy==

[[Wish Farms]], the largest strawberry producer in Florida, has a large presence in Plant City.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ffva.com/imispublic/Content/NavigationMenu2/NewsCenter/HarvesterOnline/MemberProfile0210/default.htm| title=FFVA - Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association {{!}} Member Profile - Wishnatzki Farms| access-date=2013-01-06| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://archive.today/20130122235257/http://www.ffva.com/imispublic/Content/NavigationMenu2/NewsCenter/HarvesterOnline/MemberProfile0210/default.htm| archive-date=2013-01-22}}</ref>

==Transportation==

===Aviation===
[[Plant City Airport]] is a public-use [[airport]] located {{convert|2|mi|km}} southwest of the [[central business district]].

===Railroad===

[[Plant City Union Depot]] served both the [[Atlantic Coast Line Railroad]] (ACL) and [[Seaboard Air Line Railroad]] even after their merger into the [[Seaboard Coast Line Railroad]] until passenger service ceased operations in 1971.<ref name="AboutUs">{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.willafordrailroadmuseum.com/aboutus|website=Robert W. Willaford Railroad Museum|access-date=October 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603120037/https://www.willafordrailroadmuseum.com/aboutus|archive-date=June 3, 2023}}</ref> It has been on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] since 1975.<ref name="NRHPNomination">{{Cite web|last=Englehardt|first=Gary|date=April 1975|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form – Plant City Union Depot|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/fb286121-cfe7-4660-b443-f5f8139d42ec|publisher=[[National Park Service]]|access-date=October 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228160229/https://npgallery.nps.gov/GetAsset/fb286121-cfe7-4660-b443-f5f8139d42ec|archive-date=February 28, 2020}}</ref> The east-west ACL tracks cross the north-south Seaboard tracks at a 90-degree angle at the southeast corner of the station, forming a [[level junction|diamond junction]]. Both tracks are now owned and run by Class 1 railroad [[CSX Transportation|CSX]]. [[Amtrak]]'s [[Floridian (train)|Floridian]] & [[Silver Meteor]] trains uses the line's west-to-eastbound ACL tracks, although it does not stop at the station. A train observation deck is present where railfans can watch CSX freight trains and the Amtrak Floridian & Silver Meteor train pass, as well as an 24/7 online webcam operated by YouTube channel Virtual Railfan.<ref name="AboutUs"/> The closest other passenger stations are [[Tampa Union Station|Tampa]] or [[Lakeland station|Lakeland]].

===Major highways===

*{{jct|state=FL|I|4}} ([[Interstate 4]]) <!-- is the main interstate in central Florida linking Tampa, Lakeland, Orlando, and Daytona Beach. Interchanges include Exit 19 (FL 566), Exit 21 (FL 39 and 39A) and Exit 22 (FL 553).-->
*{{jct|state=FL|US|92}} <!-- was the route leading to both Tampa and Orlando before I-4 was built; US 92 is still a main road leading to Tampa and Saint Petersburg going west, and Lakeland, Auburndale, Haines City and Kissimmee going east. The road is a one-way pair in Dade City, eastbound along Thonotosassa Road and Reynolds Street, and westbound along Baker Street.-->
*{{jct|state=FL|FL|39}}  <!--is the main south-to-north route through Plant City. It runs north along James L. Redman Parkway, then makes a sharp turn along the former wester Plant City Truck Route 39, West Alexander Street which curves north towards the Paul S. Buchman Highway continuing north through Zephyrhills.-->
*{{jct|state=FL|FL|39A}} <!-- is a former segment of SR 39. It runs along Collins Street until downtown where it shares the one-way pair with US 92 for two blocks, then continues onto Wheeler Street, then becomes the Paul S. Buchman Highway until it reaches SR 39 in [[Knights, Florida|Knights]]-->
*{{jct|state=FL|FL|553}} <!--is a mostly unsigned section of Park Road from US 92 to I-4 at Exit 22. The road also serves as part of the connection to the eastern SR 39 Truck Route.  -->
*{{jct|state=FL|FL|566}} <!--runs along Thonotosassa Road which serves mainly as a connecting spur between I-4 and US 92. At one time, it also included a hidden extension along eastbound US 92 which terminated at SR 574.-->
*{{jct|state=FL|FL|574}} <!-- is a state highway that runs from Northwest Tampa to eastbound US 92. At one time, it contained a hidden extension along eastbound US 92 until the eastern terminus of the one-way pair.-->

==Law enforcement==

[[Image:Plant City, FL Police.jpg|thumb|right|{{center|Plant City Police patch}}]]

The Plant City Police Department (PCPD) is the law enforcement agency for the city of Plant City. The annual budget for the police department for 2017-2018 was $10,413,994.<ref>https://www.plantcitygov.com/622/Budget sum of budgets starting on page 95</ref>

==Parks, culture, recreation and attractions==

===National Register of Historic Places===

There are several locations in Plant City which have been included in the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. They are:

*[[Bing Rooming House]]
*[[Downtown Plant City Commercial District]]
*[[Downtown Plant City Historic Residential District]]
*[[Glover School (Plant City, Florida)|Glover School]]
*[[Hillsboro State Bank Building]]
*[[Historic Turkey Creek High School]]
*[[North Plant City Residential District]]
*[[Plant City High School]]
*[[Plant City Union Depot]]
*[[Standard Oil Service Station]]

===Attractions===

*[[Dinosaur World (theme parks)|Dinosaur World]]

===Parks===

*[[Alafia River State Park]] is located nearby.
*[[Alderman's Ford Regional Park]]
*[[Edward Medard Park and Reservoir]], a 1,284 acre preserve with 3.25 mile bridle path, fishing, and trails.

==Notable people==

*[[Johni Broome]], college basketball player
*[[Quintilla Geer Bruton]], library advocate and philanthropist
*[[John Keasler]], columnist who wrote 7,000 columns over 30 years for ''[[The Miami News]]''
*[[Parker Messick]], professional baseball player
*[[Ashley Moody]], 38th [[Attorney General of Florida]] and [[U.S. Senator]]
*[[Clay Roberts]], professional soccer player and coach<ref>{{cite web|title=KiXX Sign Defenders Josh Rife and Clay Roberts|url=http://www.misl.net/news/?id=4204&cat=1|access-date=4 August 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20071223140051/http://www.misl.net/news/?id=4204&cat=1|archive-date=23 December 2007}}</ref>
*[[Jeff Scofield]], racing driver
*[[Tyler Scofield]], racing driver
*[[Pam Tillis]], country singer

==Sister cities==

{{See also|List of sister cities in Florida}}
Plant City has formalized [[sister city]] agreements with the following city:<ref>[http://www.tampagov.net/information_resources/miscellaneous_documents/archives/_sister_cities.asp Tampa Sister Cities from City of Tampa website] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071018172325/http://www.tampagov.net/information_resources/miscellaneous_documents/archives/_sister_cities.asp |date=2007-10-18 }}</ref>
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* {{flagicon|Canada}} – [[Portage la Prairie]], [[Manitoba]], Canada
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==Notes==

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==References==

{{Reflist}}

==External links==

{{Wikivoyage|Plant City}}
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*[http://www.plantcitygov.com/ Plant City official website]

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{{Hillsborough County, Florida}}
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