valrico florida is located at punta gorda, florida in the state of florida.
valrico florida is located at punta gorda, florida in the state of florida.
where is valrico florida located in the state of florida?
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valrico is a census-designated place (cdp) in hillsborough county, florida, united states. the population was 35,545 at the 2010 census, up from 6,582 at the 2000 census.









































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before the civil war, the area was known as "long pond" and consisted of several cotton plantations. it was renamed "valrico", meaning "rich valley" in spanish, in the 1880s when william g. tousey, a philosophy professor from tufts college, purchased property in the area. in 1890, an influx of immigrants arrived, following the construction of the florida central and peninsular railroad through the area.
valrico, florida