1760History
== History ==
=== Pre-Columbian ===
The original inhabitants of the Temple Terrace area were known as the Tocobaga, a group of Native Americans living around Tampa Bay, both i...
1913History
Up to 1913, the longleaf pine, sand live oak, and cypress trees made the area suitable for turpentine manufacturing and logging.
1918History
Potter-Palmer's vision for her property was that it be developed into a golf course community surrounded by extensive citrus groves, but her death in 1918 prevented her from ful...
1920History
Temple Terrace is one of the first planned golf-course communities in the United States (1920).
1921History
The first phase was in 1921 by noted Tampa architect M.
1924Culture
In 1924, part of the 5,000-acre (20 km2) area platted as the Temple Orange grove and called Temple Terraces, Inc.
1925Government
Incorporated in 1925, the community is known for its rolling landscape, bucolic Hillsborough River views, and sand live oak trees; it is a Tree City USA.
1926History
In 1926 renowned New York architect Dwight James Baum (architect of John Ringling's Cà d'Zan, the Hotel El Verona in Sarasota, and the West Side YMCA in New York City) also desi...
1946Government
Florida College is now a private liberal arts college (founded in 1946) and occupies some of the community's oldest buildings, including the Temple Terrace Country Club, which i...
1949Sports
Opens (1949, 1975, 1990) and two PGA Championships (1999, 2006).
1959Government
The Temple Terrace Library was established in 1959 by the Temple Terrace Women's Club.
1960Architecture
The doors officially opened on January 15, 1960, after pursuing a collection of enough donations to facilitate a small library for the community.
1961Education
As demand grew, they relocated to a City Hall building in April 1961, which is now part of Florida College.
1965Architecture
The library shortly outgrew this too as they built their collection and by 1965 they needed a new building and a larger overall operation which included appointing a Library Boa...
1966Architecture
They broke ground in September of that year and opened in April 1966.
1967Culture
The 31-acre (130,000 m2) park was started by Russian immigrant and amateur horticulturalist Albert Greenberg, who donated his park to the county in 1967.
1978History
By the mid-70's they were running out of space and added 5,600 square feet which enlarged the structure by April 1978.
1982Disaster
On February 18, 1982, tragedy ensued when a fire was set by an arsonist.
1984History
== Rejuvenation and redevelopment ==
Temple Terrace's rebirth took place in 1984–1987 with the appointment of Thomas C.
1989History
== Sister cities ==
Temple Terrace has a sister city:
Eastleigh, England, in the United Kingdom since 1989
== References ==
== Further reading ==
Lana Burroughs; Tim Lanca...
1997Culture
In 1997 the library was once again renovated for expansion which brought the library to 20,000 square feet.
1998Civil Rights
It reopened in March 1998 with an online catalog, computers, and internet access which is largely how it is utilized to this day with a collection of over 100,000 volumes and 52...
2000History
=== 2000 census ===
As of the census of 2000, there were 20,918 people, 8,671 households, and 5,350 families residing in the city.
2010History
== Demographics ==
=== 2010 and 2020 census ===
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 26,690 people, 10,490 households, and 5,652 families residing in the city.