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Gulfport is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. The population was 12,527 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 12,740 [1].

The town was originally named Disston City in 1884 when Hamilton Disston purchased land here. The United States Postal Service would not recognize the name as it conflicted with a town in Hillsborough County. Instead, it was named Bonifacio. In 1890, the town name was changed to Veteran City. Finally, in 1910, the name officially changed to Gulfport.

Stetson University Law School [2] has a main campus in the city.

Gulfport is located at 27452N, 824231W (27.750605, -82.708618)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 9.9 km (3.8 mi). 7.3 km (2.8 mi) of it is land and 2.6 km (1.0 mi) of it (26.30%) is water.