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Manatee County, Florida
Seal of Manatee County, Florida
Seal
Map of Florida highlighting Manatee County
Location in the state of Florida
Map of the U.S
Florida's location in the U.S.
Founded 9 January 1855
Seat Bradenton
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water

892.75 sq mi (2,312 km²)
741.03 sq mi (1,919 km²)
151.72 sq mi (393 km²), 16.99%
Population
 - (2020)
 - Density

399,710
436/sq mi (168.22/km²)
Website www.mymanatee.org

Manatee County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. Its 2020 population was 399,710.[1] Its county seat and largest city is Bradenton. Manatee County is a part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota Metropolitan Statistical Area and along with Sarasota County to the south and several counties to the north is often considered part of the Tampa Bay Area.

History[]

The area now known as "Manatee County" was inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years. The southern mouth of the Manatee River is the likely landing site for the De Soto Expedition and is the location of the U.S. National Park Service's DeSoto National Memorial.

Manatee County was created in 1855. It was named for the Florida manatee (commonly called a "sea cow" though it is distantly related to the elephant), which is endangered and the state's official marine mammal.

Every January, the Manatee County Fair takes place at the fairgrounds.

Geography[]

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 892.75 square miles (2,312.2 km2), of which 741.03 square miles (1,919.3 km2) (or 83.01%) is land and 151.72 square miles (393.0 km2) (or 16.99%) is water.[2]

Adjacent counties[]

National protected areas[]

Great Egret - Myakka River State Park

A Great Egret in Myakka River State Park

  • De Soto National Memorial
  • Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge
  • Lake Manatee State Park
  • Myakka River State Park

Demographics[]

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1860 854
1870 1,931 126.1%
1880 3,544 83.5%
1890 2,895 −18.3%
1900 4,663 61.1%
1910 9,550 104.8%
1920 18,712 95.9%
1930 22,502 20.3%
1940 26,098 16.0%
1950 34,704 33.0%
1960 69,168 99.3%
1970 97,115 40.4%
1980 148,442 52.9%
1990 211,707 42.6%
2000 264,002 24.7%
2010 322,833 22.3%
[3][4][5]

As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 264,002 people, 112,460 households, and 73,773 families residing in the county. The population density was 356/sq mi (138/km²). There were 138,128 housing units at an average density of 186/sq mi (72/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 86.36% White, 8.19% Black or African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.84% from other races, and 1.39% from two or more races. 9.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 2005 Census estimates show the racial composition of the county as being 77.6% non-Hispanic whites, 11.8% Latino, 8.7% African-American and 1.3% Asian. (Source=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/12/12081.html)

In 2000 there were 112,460 households out of which 23.00% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.70% were married couples living together, 9.40% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.40% were non-families. 28.40% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.29 and the average family size was 2.78.

In the county the population was spread out with 20.70% under the age of 18, 6.50% from 18 to 24, 24.60% from 25 to 44, 23.30% from 45 to 64, and 24.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 93.50 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $38,673, and the median income for a family was $46,576. Males had a median income of $31,607 versus $25,007 for females. The per capita income for the county was $22,388. About 7.10% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.30% of those under age 18 and 6.20% of those age 65 or over.

Government[]

Political history[]

Manatee County is part of the strongly Republican Sun Belt. The area became a Republican stronghold following World War II and has remained so since: the last Democrat to win Manatee County was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944.[7] During the peak of the Socialist Party's prominence in the early 20th century, Manatee County would elect the only socialist to the state legislature, Andrew J. Pettigrew to the Florida House of Representatives in 1906 to serve for one term. Pettigrew would later go on to run for Governor in 1908 and Secretary of Agriculture in 1912 being unsuccessful in both races.[8]

Law enforcement and justice[]

Sheriff's Office[]

Unincorporated Manatee County is served by the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.[9]

Justice[]

Circuit Court[]

Manatee County is a part of the Twelfth Circuit Court of Florida.

Court of Appeals[]

Manatee County is part of the Second District of Appeals.

Recent presidential election results[]

United States presidential election results for Manatee County, Florida[10]
Year Republican Democratic Third party
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2020 124,987 57.47% 90,166 41.46% 2,319 1.07%
2016 101,944 56.40% 71,224 39.40% 7,589 4.20%
2012 85,627 55.65% 66,503 43.22% 1,736 1.13%
2008 80,721 52.94% 70,034 45.93% 1,712 1.12%
2004 81,318 56.62% 61,262 42.66% 1,041 0.72%
2000 58,023 52.58% 49,226 44.61% 3,095 2.80%
1996 44,136 45.56% 41,891 43.24% 10,851 11.20%
1992 42,725 42.63% 33,841 33.77% 23,654 23.60%
1988 51,187 65.53% 26,624 34.08% 302 0.39%
1984 55,793 72.75% 20,889 27.24% 6 0.01%
1980 40,535 61.81% 21,679 33.06% 3,362 5.13%
1976 29,300 53.90% 24,342 44.78% 718 1.32%
1972 32,664 79.79% 8,058 19.68% 218 0.53%
1968 18,247 52.51% 8,286 23.85% 8,214 23.64%
1964 17,147 56.74% 13,074 43.26% 0 0.00%
1960 16,462 65.13% 8,814 34.87% 0 0.00%
1956 11,904 68.82% 5,394 31.18% 0 0.00%
1952 9,055 66.40% 4,583 33.60% 0 0.00%
1948 3,371 44.30% 2,766 36.35% 1,473 19.36%
1944 2,218 32.80% 4,544 67.20% 0 0.00%
1940 1,983 27.87% 5,131 72.13% 0 0.00%
1936 1,455 29.44% 3,487 70.56% 0 0.00%
1932 1,280 30.67% 2,894 69.33% 0 0.00%
1928 2,705 63.87% 1,472 34.76% 58 1.37%
1924 629 32.54% 1,064 55.04% 240 12.42%
1920 884 30.83% 1,790 62.43% 193 6.73%
1916 289 18.67% 1,033 66.73% 226 14.60%
1912 55 5.31% 712 68.73% 269 25.97%
1908 93 10.23% 644 70.85% 172 18.92%
1904 91 10.64% 592 69.24% 172 20.12%
1900 60 8.72% 535 77.76% 93 13.52%
1896 135 21.26% 480 75.59% 20 3.15%
1892 0 0.00% 348 83.25% 70 16.75%



Government officials[]

United States Senate[]

Office Senator Party
Class 3 Senator Marco Rubio Republican
Class 1 Senator Rick Scott Republican

United States House of Representatives[]

District Representative Party
Florida's 16th Congressional District Vern Buchanan Republican

Florida State Senate[]

District Senator Party
21 Bill Galvano Republican

Florida House of Representatives[]

District Representative Party
70 Michele Rayner Democratic
71 Will Robinson Republican
73 Tommy Gregory Republican

Manatee County Board of County Commissioners[]

The Board of Commissioners include the following:[11]

Position Incumbent
District 1 James Satcher
District 2 Reggie Bellamy
District 3 Kevin Van Ostenbridge
District 4 Misty Servia
District 5 Vanessa Baugh
District 6[note 1] Carol Whitmore
District 7[note 1] George Kruse
  1. ^ a b At-large, representing the entire county.

Public education[]

Manatee County School Board[12]
Position Incumbent Term ends
District 1 Gina Messenger November 2024
District 2 Charlie Kennedy November 2022
District 3 Mary Foreman November 2024
District 4 Dr. Scott L. Hopes November 2022[note 1]
District 5 Rev. James Golden November 2022
  1. ^ On July 21, 2017, Governor Rick Scott appointed Hopes to fill the then-vacant seat on the Manatee board following resignation of Karen Carpenter's seat effective June 1, 2017.[13]

Other offices[]

Constitutional officers
Office Name Party First elected
  Clerk of the Circuit Court Angelina M. Colonneso Republican 2015†
  Property Appraiser Charles E. Hackney Republican 1992
  Sheriff Rick Wells Republican 2016†
  Supervisor of Elections [14] Mike Bennett Republican 2013
  Tax Collector[15] Ken Burton, Jr Republican 1992

Voter registration[]

Information as of January 12, 2019.[16]

Voter registration and party enrollment
Party Number of voters Percentage
Republican 108,729 42.99%
Democratic 76,967 30.43%
style="background-color:Template:Independent (United States)/meta/color;" width=10px | Others 67,174 26.56%
Total 252,870 100%


Economy[]

Bealls of Florida has its headquarters in unincorporated Manatee County.[17][18]

Places[]

Cities of Manatee County

Map of Manatee County indicating incorporated municipalities. Number corresponds to list at left.

Incorporated[]

  1. City of Anna Maria
  2. City of Bradenton
  3. City of Bradenton Beach
  4. City of Holmes Beach
  5. Town of Longboat Key
  6. City of Palmetto

Unincorporated Census Designated Places[]

  • Bayshore Gardens
  • Cortez
  • Ellenton
  • Memphis
  • Samoset
  • South Bradenton
  • West Bradenton
  • West Samoset
  • Whitfield

Other unincorporated places[]

  • Duette
  • Village of the Arts
  • Myakka City
  • Oneco
  • Parrish
  • Terra Ceia
  • Gillette
  • Palm View
  • Memphis Heights
  • Palm View
  • Manavista
  • Fort Hamer
  • Rutland
  • Manhattan
  • Oak Knol
  • Waterbury
  • Verna
  • Old Myakka
  • Marsh Island
  • Snead Island
  • Rattlesnake Key
  • Rye
  • Elwood Park
  • Ward Lake
  • Cedar Hammock
  • Willow
  • Foxleigh
  • Lake Manatee
  • Tara
  • Lakewood Ranch


See also[]

  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Manatee County, Florida

References[]

  1. ^ "2010 Census Data". United States Census. http://2010.census.gov/2010census/data/. Retrieved 2012-05-06. 
  2. ^ "Census 2000 U.S. Gazetteer Files: Counties". United States Census. http://www.census.gov/tiger/tms/gazetteer/county2k.txt. Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  3. ^ http://www.census.gov/population/www/censusdata/cencounts/files/fl190090.txt
  4. ^ http://factfinder2.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=DEC_10_PL_QTPL&prodType=table
  5. ^ http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu/
  6. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  7. ^ Sullivan, Robert David (June 29, 2016). "How the red and blue map evolved over the past century". http://www.americamagazine.org/content/unconventional-wisdom/how-red-and-blue-map-evolved-over-past-century. 
  8. ^ Griffin, R. Steven; ‘Workers of the Sunshine State, Unite! The Florida Socialist Party during the Progressive Era, 1900-1920’ (thesis)
  9. ^ "Manatee County Sheriff's office". http://www.manateesheriff.com/. 
  10. ^ David Leip. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". Uselectionatlas.org. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS. 
  11. ^ "Board of County Commissioners". https://www.mymanatee.org/cms/one.aspx?portalid=7588390&pageid=11582828. 
  12. ^ "School Board Members". February 13, 2021. https://www.manateeschools.net/domain/1115. 
  13. ^ Anderson, Zac (July 21, 2017). "Governor appoints Scott Hopes to Manatee School Board seat". http://www.heraldtribune.com/news/20170721/governor-appoints-scott-hopes-to-manatee-school-board-seat. 
  14. ^ "Manatee County Supervisor of Elections > Home". VoteManatee.com. http://www.votemanatee.com/. 
  15. ^ "Biography of Manatee County Tax Collector, Ken Burton, Jr.". TaxCollector.com. April 2019. http://www.taxcollector.com/docs/gen/kenbio.pdf. 
  16. ^ "Manatee County Supervisor of Elections > Home". https://www.votemanatee.com/. 
  17. ^ "Contact Us." Bealls (Florida). Retrieved on December 14, 2009.
  18. ^ "Samoset CDP, Florida." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on December 14, 2009.

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Coordinates: 27°29′N 82°22′W / 27.48, -82.36


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