Ruskin, Florida

Ruskin, Florida
Census-designated place
Location in Hillsborough County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°42′53″N 82°26′1″W / 27.71472°N 82.43361°W / 27.71472; -82.43361
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Hillsborough
Established	August 7, 1908 (1908-08-07)
Named for	John Ruskin
Area [1]
• Total	19.53 sq mi (50.59 km2)
• Land	18.19 sq mi (47.11 km2)
• Water	1.34 sq mi (3.48 km2)
Elevation	3 ft (1 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	28,620
• Density	1,573.31/sq mi (607.46/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	33570-33573, 33575
Area code	813
FIPS code	12-62275[2]
GNIS feature ID	0290065[3]

Ruskin is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida. The area was part of the chiefdom of the Uzita at the time of the Hernando de Soto expedition in 1539. The community was founded August 7, 1908, on the shores of the Little Manatee River. It was developed by Dr. George McAnelly Miller, an attorney and professor at Ruskin College in Trenton, Missouri, and Addie Dickman Miller. It is named after the essayist and social critic John Ruskin. Miller established the short-lived Ruskin College.^[4] It was one of the Ruskin Colleges.