Tampa Annexation History
How Tampa grew — from the original 1855 town limits through the landmark 1953 Great Annexation and the northern expansions that followed.
How Tampa grew — from the original 1855 town limits through the 1953 “Great Annexation,” the largest single expansion in city history, to the northern annexations that continued into 2013. Click an area for its year, era and annexation document; the dashed line is today’s city limit.
Annexation boundaries: City of Tampa GIS. Part of the toolshed maps collection.