Palma Ceia West is a

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within the city limits of

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, located just west of

Palma Ceia Palma Ceia is a neighborhood located southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida in South Tampa. It is bounded by Miguel Street West of MacDill Avenue and Neptune Street East of MacDill Avenue to the north; Bay to Bay Boulevard from Dale Mabry to Hime ...

. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 2,531. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33609 and 33629. The neighborhood is part of the South Tampa District.

Geography

Palma Ceia West boundaries are San Obispo to the south, Morrison Avenue to the north,

Dale Mabry Highway Dale Mabry Highway is a north–south road in Tampa, Florida. The majority of its length consists of three lanes each direction plus a central turn-lane and often includes a right-turn lane. It begins at the MacDill Air Force Base entrance i ...

to the east and Lois Avenue to the west.Hillsborough Community Atlas

Demographics

''Source
Hillsborough County Atlas
' As of the

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of 2000, there were 2,531 people and 1,127 households residing in the neighborhood. The

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was 3,929/mi². The racial makeup of the neighborhood was 96%

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, 1%

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, 0% Native American, less than 1% Asian or

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, less than 1% from other races, and 2% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 8% of the population. There were 1,127 households, out of which 32% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50% were

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living together, 10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 7% were non-families. 32% of all households were made up of individuals. In the neighborhood the population was spread out, with 24% under the age of 18, 19% from 18 to 34, 29% from 35 to 49, 16% from 50 to 64, and 13% who were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. The

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for the neighborhood was $34,830. About 2% of the population were below the

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, 10% of those were under the age of 18.

References

External links

Palma Ceia West Neighborhood Association

from ''Neighborhood Link'' Neighborhoods in Tampa, Florida {{HillsboroughCountyFL-geo-stub

Geography

Demographics

See also

References

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