or in State records; most surveys include these as housing units without 

 making distinctions of specific use. Short of an examination of all of the 

 original census sheets (which may or may not contain this information), or an 

 analysis of county tax assessments, these data will remain obscure. 



Table 11. Average number of persons per housing unit and the projected number 

 of housing units in the counties of Southwest Florida in 1980, 1990, and 2000. 



Time-sharing units are important irt Southwest Florida because most of 

 them are located immediately adjacent to the coast, and data pertaining to 

 them could shed light on the availability of housing to workers who might be 

 associated with potential OCS oil and gas development. Depending on the 

 situation, condominiums and cooperatives may be suitable for OCS workers, but 

 time-sharing units likely would not be available, or preferred even if 

 available. 



INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT 



Industrial development in Southwest Florida is confined largely to the 

 Tampa Bay area in Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties and to Fort Myers. A 

 number of manufacturing industries are scattered throughout Pinellas County 

 from St. Petersburg to Clearwater, most of which are in low-lying areas sub- 

 ject to floods and storm surge. In Hillsborough County (Figure 1), industrial 

 lands are concentrated in the eastern outskirts of Tampa, the eastern shore of 

 Tampa Bay, and in the Plant City area (an unincorporated area in the eastern 

 part of the county). 



All of the counties have some manufacturing industries, but the land area 

 involved is relatively small. Most of the better lands for development are 

 being used to provide housing for tourists and retirees. Although industrial 



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