About Eckerd College

Eckerd College is a private Presbyterian objector arts scholastic in St. Petersburg, Florida. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census estimate, the population was 271,842, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the largest in the state that is not a county seat (the city of Clearwater is the seat of Pinellas County). St. Petersburg is the fifth-largest city in Florida and the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after Tampa. Together similar to Clearwater, these cities comprise the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, the second-largest in Florida when a population of on 2.8 million. St. Petersburg is located upon the Pinellas peninsula together with Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, and is similar to mainland Florida to the north.

St. Petersburg was founded in 1888 by John C. Williams, who purchased the land, and by Peter Demens who brought the railroad industry into the area. A coin toss bet was held between Williams and Demens to herald this newly formed community. Demens won the bet and afterward named the home after Saint Petersburg, Russia. Williams was then granted the right to state the first hotel built (which he named the Detroit Hotel). Both named their winnings after their personal hometowns. St. Petersburg was incorporated as a town upon February 29, 1892 and re-incorporated as a city on June 6, 1903.

The city is often referred to by locals as St. Pete. Neighboring St. Pete Beach formally edited its broadcast in 1994 after a vote by its residents. St. Petersburg is governed by a mayor and city council.

With an average of some 361 days of sunshine each year, and a Guinness World Record for logging the most consecutive days of sunshine (768 days between 1967 and 1969), it is nicknamed “The Sunshine City”. Located on the Gulf of Mexico, the average water temperature is typically on the order of 76 °F (24 °C). Due to its good weather and low cost of living, the city has long been a popular retirement destination, although in recent years the population has moved in a much more juvenile direction.

American Style magazine ranked St. Petersburg its summit mid-size city in 2011, citing its “vibrant” arts scene. The arts in St. Petersburg led the city to be named “One of the Best Street Art Cities in the World.” St. Petersburg was as a consequence listed upon one of the top three places to visit in Florida. CNN ranked the city as the seventh best place to retire, with 15 percent of the population over 65 years-old. In 2020, St. Petersburg was awarded a spot on “the summit cities to visit” in Conde Nast’s 33rd annual Conde Nast Traveler 2020 Reader’s Choice Awards. The city was endorsed for beast a “perfect” getaway because of its iconic beaches and historic destinations. St. Petersburg most recently united 290 other cities as an “International City of Peace”. This rave review was arranged by the International Cities of Peace and marks the second city in Florida to be total the title.