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The city is located on a peninsula in between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, It is connected to the mainland to the north, connected with the city of Tampa, Florida to the east by causeways across Tampa Bay, and to Bradenton, Florida in the south by the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
The city is a sea port, and a popular destination for tourism and retirement by people from parts of the United States with colder climate. With an average of some 360 days of sunshine each year, it is nicknamed "The Sunshine City."
The city was founded by John C. Williams , formerly of Detroit, Michigan, who purchased the land in 1876Events January events January 31 The United States orders all Native Americans to move into reservations. February events February 2 The National League of Professional Baseball Clubs of Major League Baseball is formed. February 14 Alexander Graham Bell a and, with the help of Peter Demens , was instrumental in bringing a railroad connection there in 18881888 is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). In Germany, 1888 is known as the 1888 Year of Three Emperors. Events January 3 91cm telescope first used at Lick Observatory January 12 ? Blizzards in Dakota and Montana, Minnesota, Nebr. Saint Petersburg was incorporated on February 29February 29 is the 60th day of a leap year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 306 days remaining. A year which has a February 29 is, by definition, a leap year''. This date only occurs approximately every four years, in years evenly divisible by 4, such as 1, 1892Events January 1 Ellis Island begins accepting immigrants to the United States. January 14 Death of Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence, second in line heir to the throne of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Next in line is his younger b, when it had a population of only some 300 people.
It was named after the Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg ( Russian: English transliteration: Sankt-Peterburg), colloquially known as (transliterated "Piter"), formerly known as Leningrad (, 1924- 1991) and Petrograd (, 1914- 1924), is a city located in Northwestern Russia on the Gulf of Finland in RussiaThe Russian Federation ( Russian: , transliteration: Rossiyskaya Federatsiya or Rossijskaja Federacija , or Russia (Russian: , transliteration: Rossiya or Rossija , is a country that stretches over a vast expanse of eastern Europe and northern Asia. With, the birthplace of Peter Demens. A local legend says that John C. Williams and Peter Demens flipped a coin to see who would have the honor of naming the city. Peter Demens won and named the city after his birthplace, while John C. Williams named the first hotel after his birthplace, Detroit. The Detroit Hotel still exists downtown.
Dredging of a deeper shipping channel from 1906Events January 8 Landslide in Haverstraw, New York kills 20 January 31 Earthquake in Ecuador (8. 6 in Richter scale) February 11 Pope Pius X publishes the encyclical Vehementer nos''. February 15 Representatives of the Labour Representation Committee in t to 1908 opened St. Petersburg to larger shipping. Further dredging improved the port facilities through the 1910s.
In 1914, airplane service across Tampa Bay from St. Petersburg to Tampa and back was initiated, generally considered the first commercial airline. The company name was the "Airboat Line" and the pilot was Anthony Jannus. Air service was discontinued in 1924 with the opening of Gandy Bridge, the first across Tampa Bay, which allowed automobile traffic between the two cities.
Historical population:
| 1900 | 1,575 |
| 1910 | 4,127 |
| 1920 | 14,237 |
| 1930 | 40,425 |
| 1940 | 60,812 |
| 1950 | 96,738 |
| 1960 | 181,298 |
| 1970 | 216,159 |
| 1980 | 238,647 |
| 1990 | 240,318 |
| 2000 | 248,232 |
| 2002 | 248,546 (estimate) |
Sources: City of St. Petersburg 2000 Demographic Profile and U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division