Zephyrhills, Florida

The History of Zephyrhills, 1821-1921.

== History == Zephyrhills began as the town of Abbott on April 18, 1888, and consisted of 280.74 acres.

It was briefly renamed Hegman from 1890 to 1892 until its name was reverted back to Abbott.

A voting district was established in 1893 followed by a post office in 1896.

In 1909, Captain Howard B.

In 1910 the town voted to change its name to Zephyrhills; it was incorporated in 1914.

== Arts and culture == === Libraries === The Zephyrhills Public Library was founded in 1912.

It was also once served by the 1927-built Zephyrhills Depot on the Atlantic Coast Line, which is now the Zephyrhills Depot Museum at a city park near the airport.

In 1941, one resident reported that Zephyrhills had a sundown town policy forbidding Black people from living within the city limits.

=== Museums === The Zephyrhills Depot Museum originated with the 1989 purchase of the 1927 Atlantic Coast Line Depot from CSX Railroad by the City of Zephyrhills.

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The 2,700 square feet (250 m2) building was restored and opened in 1998.

The city created a historic district in 1999; in 2001 the Zephyrhills Historic District was nominated for and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

SR 56 (State Road 56) is a 2002-built road between SR 54 and runs to US 301 south of Zephyrhills.

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As of the 2010 United States census, there were 13,288 people, 5,977 households, and 3,643 families residing in the city.

A new library was built in 2014.

== Demographics == As of the 2020 United States census, there were 17,194 people, 7,178 households, and 4,174 families residing in the city.