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Wimauma, Florida

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1988. It stands in the Wimauma-Riverview census division. It lies in ZIP code area 33598. The Survey maps it on the Wimauma quadrangle. 9,467 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 102 feet above sea level.

Wimauma within Hillsborough County

Then and now

1944 to 1988

The same ground, surveyed 44 years apart. Drag the handle to wipe between them. Both sheets are United States Geological Survey originals; neither has been altered.

Topographic sheet of Wimauma, surveyed 1988
Topographic sheet of Wimauma, surveyed 1944

Population over time

3 figures

Wimauma grew from 4,246 to 9,467 between 2000 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.

YearPeople Change
20004,246
20106,373+2,127 (+50%)
20209,467+3,094 (+49%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.

Fires near this place

138 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 138 fires within 5 miles of Wimauma between 1992 and 2020, burning about 2,474 acres in total. 33 started naturally. 10 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Reported cause Fires
Natural33
Railroad operations and maintenance31
Equipment and vehicle use20
Missing data/not specified/undetermined17
Debris and open burning13
Arson/incendiarism10
Misuse of fire by a minor5
Power generation/transmission/distribution4
Smoking3
Other causes1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
5 September 2014Natural1.6 acresFlorida Forest ServiceMC GRADY RD. (29)
16 September 2005Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresFlorida Forest Service29 DELIA 2
13 September 2005Debris and open burning2.0 acresFlorida Forest Service29 DELIA
1 September 2018Power generation/transmission/distribution2.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBISHOP ROAD (29)
23 August 1994Railroad operations and maintenance29 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named
22 August 2013Natural1.0 acresFlorida Forest ServiceBULLFROG 9 (29)
9 July 2012Natural75 acresFlorida Forest ServiceSAFFOLD (29)
9 July 2000Natural30 acresFlorida Forest Servicenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Hillsborough County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Wimauma: 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hurley Enterprises, Inc. - Hurley Tailwater RecSandProducer
The Cone Corp. - Balm Road MineSandUnknownSand

Every working recorded in Hillsborough County

Storms near this place

10 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wimauma in 10 storm reports between 1999 and 2013: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 lightning. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2010LightningWimauma$435,000Lightning struck a home and started a fire that consumed the 5,000 square foot structure and it's contents. The family was out of town at the time, so there were no injuries.
June 2013Tornado (EF0)Wimauma$36,000A National Weather Service survey found a narrow path of damage cut through the heart of Sun City Center several blocks west of State Highway 301. The damage path was south to north and included downed trees, damage to lanais and facia, and minor shingle damage. The worst damage was near Cherry Hill Drive and North Pebble Beach Blvd, where shingles were stripped off homes. Hillsborough County Department of Emergency Management estimated the damage at $36,000.
June 2003Thunderstorm WindWimauma$10,000Thunderstorm wind gusts lifted a roof off an open hanger and broke the tie downs off of two planes.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindWimauma$3,000The Hillsborough county sheriffs department reported that thunderstorm winds downed a few large trees near the intersection of State Roads 39 and 674 in Ft. Lonesome.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindWimauma$2,000The public reported that thunderstorm winds tore off the metal porch roof of a residential home along State Road 674 in Wimauma.
October 2007Heavy RainWimauma-Rainfall of 3.79 inches was measured at the USGS river gaging station. Radar estimated rainfall of 6 to 8 inches from Fort Lonesome to Duette in Manatee County. The excess water filled ditches but no homes received damage due to rising water. The Little manatee River 4.2 miles southwest of Wimauma rose 5 feet between 8 PM EDT to 2 AM EDT with a maximum stage of 11.97 feet at 2 PM on October 3rd. Flood stage is 11 feet and only minor flooding was reported.
June 2001HailWimauma-Quarter sized hail was reported by the Hillsborough county sheriffs department near the intersection of State Roads 39 and 674 in Ft. Lonesome.
June 2000Thunderstorm WindWimauma-The public reported several large branches downed by thunderstorm winds at a canoe livery in Wimauma.
June 1999HailWimauma-Dime sized hail was reported by a Skywarn Spotter.
May 1999HailWimauma-Dime sized hail was reported by a Skywarn Spotter.

Every storm recorded in Hillsborough County

Nearest settlements

The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.

Map PlaceDistance Sheets
Sun City Center2.8 miles14
Balm3.8 miles16
North Ruskin6.2 miles18
Apollo Beach7.1 miles18
Ruskin7.1 miles14
Fort Lonesome8.1 miles12
Boyette8.3 miles12
Adamsville8.4 miles18

Elsewhere

Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.

Wikipedia article on WimaumaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q1843074The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0).

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 293391. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.

Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.

Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.