Del Rio is an

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community in Hillsborough County,

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, United States. It lies between

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and

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, near the Hillsborough River. The community is known as "The Fishbowl" to locals because many streets in the area are named for fish. Del Rio is included within the East Lake-Orient Park

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Description

Del Rio is bounded by Tampa to the west, the Hillsborough River to the north,

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to the south, and 56th Street ( SR 583) to the east.

History

Del Rio was a purpose-built community created in the 1950s and 1960s as one of the suburbs of Tampa. The community grew rapidly during the 1960s and 1970s. Its peak population according to the

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was 8,248 in 1990.. Retrieved 2013-12-14.

Schools serving the area

Robles Elementary School
* C. Leon King High School

References

Unincorporated communities in Hillsborough County, Florida Former census-designated places in Hillsborough County, Florida Unincorporated communities in Florida Former census-designated places in Florida {{HillsboroughCountyFL-geo-stub