Pinellas County is a county located in the state of Florida. Its county seat is Clearwater, Florida, and its largest city is St. Petersburg. The county is contained entirely within area code (727), except for sections of Oldsmar, which has area code 813. It shares area code 727 with parts of West Pasco County, and Pinellas along with Hillsborough County and Pasco County comprises the Tampa-St.Petersburg-Clearwater metro area, often called the Tampa Bay area.
As of the census� of 2000, there were 921,482 people, 414,968 households, and 243,171 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,271/km² (3,292/mi²), making it the most densely populated county in Florida and second most in the nation(after New York County,NY i.e. Manhatten Island). There were 481,573 housing units at an average density of 664/km² (1,720/mi²). The racial makeup of the county was 85.85% White, 8.96% Black or African American, 0.30% Native American, 2.06% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.14% from other races, and 1.64% from two or more races. 4.64% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
