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Place Name
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Brandon
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Population
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57,985 (1990)
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Location
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Hillsborough County, Florida (FL), United States, North America
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Latitude
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27°55'N
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Longitude
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82°17'W
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Brandon
, uninc. city (
29 sq mi/75 sq km; 1990 pop.
57,985), Hillsborough co., W central Fla.,
10 mi/16 km E of Tampa; 27°55'N 82°17'W.
Chiefly a residential suburb, it is also a retail and service center.
Experienced significant developmental and pop. growth, particularly due
to the construction of new highways connecting it to other Fla. urban
centers. Citrus fruits and vegetables are grown in the area, which also
has cattle and dairy farms.
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