Dade City, Florida
Dade City, Florida | |
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Downtown Dade City (2024) | |
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Seal | |
| Motto(s): "Proud Heritage, Promising Future" "In The Hills of Pasco County" | |
Location of Dade City, Florida | |
| Coordinates: 28°21′53″N 82°11′45″W / 28.36472°N 82.19583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Pasco |
| Settled | 1870s–1880s |
| Incorporated | 1884 or 1885 |
| Reincorporated | June 5, 1889 |
| Named after | Francis L. Dade |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-City Manager |
| • Mayor | Scott Black |
| • Mayor Pro Tem | Normita "Angel" Woodard |
| • City manager | Marieke vanErven |
| • City clerk | Angie Guy |
| • City Commissioners | Kristin H. Church, Ann E. Cosentino, and James D. Shive |
| Area | |
• City | 7.813 sq mi (20.236 km2) |
| • Land | 7.586 sq mi (19.648 km2) |
| • Water | 0.227 sq mi (0.589 km2) |
| Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 7,275 |
• Estimate (2023) | 8,646 |
| • Density | 1,246.8/sq mi (481.39/km2) |
| • Urban | 20,304 |
| Demonym | Dade Citian |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 33523, 33525, 33526 |
| Area code | 352 |
| FIPS code | 12-16125 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404174 |
| Website | dadecityfl.com |
Dade City is a city in, and the county seat of Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is located in the Tampa Bay Area, northeast of Tampa and southwest of Orlando. The population was 7,275 as of the 2020 census. The current mayor of Dade City is Scott Black.
The city was named after U.S. Army Major Francis L. Dade, who was killed—alongside most of the men he led from Fort Brooke (present-day Tampa) to Fort King (present-day Ocala)—in the Dade Battle, a pivotal event that sparked the Second Seminole War.