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Welcome to Manatee County ...

Time Zone: Manatee County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Bradenton is the Seat for Manatee County.

Manatee County was founded January 9, 1855 and was created by taking area from Hillsborough County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Manatee had a population of 403,253 people. This is an increase of 24.68% since the last Census (which gave a population of 323,424 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Manatee represented 1.72% of the total population of Florida.

Below are some of the communities located in Manatee County:

  • Anna Maria
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Bradenton
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Bradenton Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Holmes Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Longboat Key
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Palmetto
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmetto
    • Palmetto is located in Manatee County (FL)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 13,796 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palmetto <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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