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On June 2, 1887, Hernando County was divided into three separate counties: Citrus, Hernando, and Pasco. The county was named in honor of Samuel Pasco, Speaker of the Florida House and U.S. Senator in 1887.
Of Florida's 67 counties Pasco rankes 13th in population. Encompassing 745 square miles it is comprised of six municipalities: Dade City (the Countyseat), New Port Richey, Port Richey, Saint Leo, San Antonio, and Zephyrhills.
PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA
DEMOGRAPHIC STATISTICS
(Unaudited)
YEAR |
ESTIMATED |
UNEMPLOYMENT % (2) |
1987 |
254,696 |
6.0 |
1988 |
264,349 |
6.0 |
1989 |
272,422 |
6.5 |
1990 |
281,131 | 7.0 |
1991 |
285,407 | 8.3 |
1992 |
290,274 | 9.1 |
1993 |
293,966 | 7.2 |
1994 |
298,852 | 6.9 |
1995 |
305,576 | 6.1 |
1996 |
309,936 | 5.2 |
1997 |
315,785 | 4.3 |
1998 |
321,074 | 4.2 |
1999 |
326,494 | 3.1 |
Sources:
(1)
University of Florida,
Bureau of Economic and Business Research except 1990 estimated population
provided by U.S. Bureau
of the Census.
(2)
For 1997 and 1998, University of Florida, Bureau of
Economic and Business; other U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of
Labor
Statistics (At Sept. year indicated).
PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA
PROPERTY VALUE, CONSTRUCTION AND BANK DEPOSITS
(Unaudited)
FISCAL YEAR |
PROPERTY VALUE (1) |
NEW |
NEW |
|
| 1987 | 6,449,695,461 | 3,175 | 134,892,498 | 3,635,473,000 |
| 1988 | 7,161,097,697 | 3,388 | 127,654,673 | 3,929,067,000 |
| 1989 | 7,787,290,204 | 3,008 | 138,818,000 | 2,184,965,000 |
| 1990 | 8,898,022,257 | 4,942 | 145,481,977 | 4,346,602,000 |
| 1991 | 9,569,730,673 | 4,340 | 124,467,096 | 4,325,892,000 |
| 1992 | 10,451,829,810 | 3,348 | 129,623,010 | 4,082,362,000 |
| 1993 | 10,680,493,483 | 3,644 | 199,549,820 | 4,016,592,000 |
| 1994 | 10,675,068,579 | 3,618 | 195,670,742 | 3,986,489,000 |
| 1995 | 10,796,955,682 | 3,170 | 171,621,726 | 4,066,759,000 |
| 1996 | 11,157,163,939 | 3,287 | 189,227,135 | 3,898,620,000 |
| 1997 | 11,564,856,673 | 3,661 | 239,055,964 | 3,785,857,000 |
| 1998 | 12,112,585,446 | 4,061 | 307,285,442 | 3,231,517,000 |
Sources:
(1)
Pasco County Property Appraiser
(2)
Pasco County Central Permitting Office
(3)
Florida Bankers Association; includes Savings and Loans deposits.
PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA
PRINCIPAL TAXPAYERS
(Unaudited)
Taxpayer |
Total Tax |
Assessed Values |
%* |
| Florida Power Corporation | 4,802,198 |
229,128,882 |
2.07 |
| General Telephone Company of Florida | 3,578,727 |
167,912,368 |
1.52 |
| Withlacoochee River Electric Cooperative | 1,933,003 |
96,334,880 |
0.87 |
| Lykes Pasco, Inc. (1) | 1,157,529 |
57,728,947 |
0.52 |
| Pasco Cogen, Ltd. (2) | 1,025,651 |
51,262,071 |
0.46 |
| New Port Richey Hospital, Inc. | 787,667 |
31,808,444 |
0.28 |
| Gulf View Associates (3) | 653,830 |
31,747,155 |
0.28 |
| HCA Health Services of Florida | 557,194 |
27,060,113 |
0.24 |
| Zephyrhills Bottled Water | 484,617 |
19,068,160 |
0.17 |
| Adam Smith Enterprises (4) | 456,657 |
22,000,452 |
0.19 |
| Total | 15,437,073 | 734,051,472 | 6.64 |
Source: Pasco County Property Appraiser
* Percentage of assessed value to total County assessed value
(1)
Citrus & Food Processing
(2)
Energy Recovery
(3)
Real Estate
(4)
Contruction/Developement
PASCO COUNTY, FLORIDA
MISCELLANEOUS STATISTICAL DATA
SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
(Unaudited)
|
Date originally established |
June 2, 1887 |
|
Form of government |
Constitutional County |
|
Area (square miles) |
745 |
| Miles of roads: | |
|
Paved |
1,316 |
| Education: | |
|
High Schools |
7 |
|
Middle Schools |
9 |
|
Elementary Schools |
29 |
|
Centers |
5 |
|
Classrooms |
2,322 |
|
Administrative personnel |
209 |
|
Instructional personnel |
3,043 |
|
Students |
46,383 |
| Parks and Recreation | |
|
Number of Parks |
34 |
|
Parks land area (acres) |
9,276 |
|
Tennis courts |
19 |
|
Swimming pools |
4 |
|
Beaches |
4 |
|
Playgrounds |
33 |
| Libraries | |
|
Branches |
7 |
|
Number of Books |
457,090 |
| Elections | |
|
Last General Election |
(11/3/98) |
|
Registered voters |
211,242 |
|
Votes cast |
102,534 |
|
Percentage voting |
48.54 |
|
Last Primary Election |
(9/1/98) |
|
Registered voters |
87,643 |
|
Votes cast |
3,421 |
|
Percentage voting |
3.90 |
|
Second Primary Election |
(10/1/98) |
|
Registered voters |
209,803 |
|
Votes cast |
36,600 |
|
Percentage voting |
17.44 |
| Employees (as of 9/30/98 ) | |
|
Board of County commissioners |
1,459 |
|
Clerk of the Circuit Court |
226 |
|
Property Appraiser |
65 |
|
Tax Collector |
97 |
|
Supervisor of Elections |
25 |
|
Sheriff (see Police protection employee data below) |
852 |
| Fire Protection | |
|
Number of stations |
12 |
|
Number of certified full-time firefighters |
239 |
|
Number of volunteer firefighters |
30 |
|
Total alarms answered, fiscal '98 |
15,870 |
| Police Protection | |
|
Number of stations |
3 |
|
Number of certified employees |
621 |
|
Number of civilian employees |
231 |
|
Number of arrests |
9,517 |
|
Number of calls for service |
287,553 |
|
Number of reports taken |
46,308 |
| Utilitiy Systems / Sewage system | |
|
Miles of sanitary sewers |
911 |
|
Number of lift stations |
348 |
|
Daily average treatment (millions of gallons) |
10.91 |
|
Daily maximum capacity of treatment plants |
17.89 |
|
Number of disposal plants |
11 |
|
Number of service connections |
40,601 |
| Water system | |
|
Miles of water mains (greater than 4") |
1,158 |
|
Daily average consumption (millions of gallons) |
13.74 |
|
Daily plant capacity (million of gallons) |
29.24 |
|
Number of service connections |
49,493 |
|
Deep wells |
48 |
|
Number of fire hydrants |
2,386 |