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Port Richey is a city in Pasco County, Florida, United States. It is a suburban city included in the Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area . History [ edit] In 1883, Aaron M. Richey arrived from St. Joseph, Missouri, and settled near the mouth of the Pithlachascotee River.

New Port Richey East is located at 28°15′36″N 82°41′26″W (28.259991, -82.690636). [3] According to the United States Census Bureau, the community has a total area of 3.7 square miles (9.6 km 2 ), of which 3.6 square miles (9.3 km 2) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km 2) (1.64%) is water. Demographics [ edit]

The Hacienda Hotel is a historic site in New Port Richey, Florida. It is located at 5621 Main Street. On October 24, 1996, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. It was designed by Thomas Reed Martin . The Hacienda is due to become a hotel once again, scheduled to reopen on September 15, 2022.

During the Florida land boom of the 1920s, New Port Richey became the winter home of silent screen star Thomas Meighan and golfer Gene Sarazen; Meighan attempted to bring other Hollywood figures to the city. The county has experienced significant population growth since the 1960s.