Population of Tampa's suburbs have literally skyrocketed in the past 10 years (Brandon: chapel, beach)

[90sman]

In Hillsborough County...

Apollo Beach nearly doubled from 7,444 people in 2000 to 14,055 in 2010.
Brandon grew to 103,483, up more than 25,000 in the past 10 years.
Cheval went from 7,602 to 10,702.
Fish Hawk's population nearly 10 folded from 1,991 to 14,087.
Gibsonton, 8,752 grew to 14,234.
Keystone added almost 10,000 people from 14,627 to 24,039.
Pebble Creek- 4,824 to 7,622.
Progress Village-2,482 to 5,392
Riverview exploded from only 12,035 in 2000 to 71,050 people last year.
Ruskin doubled from 8,321 to 17,208.
Thonosassa doubled from 6,091 to 13,014.
Valrico more than quintupled from 6,582 to 35,545.
Westchase went from 11,116 people to 21,747.

Pasco County...

Wesley Chapel was the fastest growing, adding more than 40,000 people from 5,691 in 2000 to 44,092. An increase of 675.77%. Before the housing market crashed, Wesley Chapel was probably doubling its population only every couple years and probably added up to 10,000 people annually at it's peak.

Land O' Lakes grew more than 10,000 people from 20,971 to 31,996.

Trinity increased to 10,907 from 4,279.

Odessa, 3,173 to 7,267.

Hernando County...

Spring Hill grew 42.8% from 69,078 to 98,621.

What do you think?

[Sumermarie]

I think we could use more transportation options...