Manatee County, Florida

Manatee County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 264,002. The 2005 estimate for the county is 306,779. Its is.

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

History
Manatee County was created in. It was named for the or sea cow.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 893 sqmi. 741 sqmi of it is land and 152 sqmi of it (16.99%) is water.

Manatee County is part of the.

Adjacent Counties

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 * - northeast corner
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 * - south

Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 264,002 people, 112,460 households, and 73,773 families residing in the county. The 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%, 8.19% or , 0.28% , 0.90% , 0.05% , 2.84% from , and 1.39% from two or more races. 9.30% of the population were or  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 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 for the county was $22,388. About 7.10% of families and 10.10% of the population were below the, including 15.30% of those under age 18 and 6.20% of those age 65 or over.

Incorporated

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Government links/Constitutional offices

 * Manatee County Board of County Commissioners official website
 * Manatee County Supervisor of Elections
 * Manatee County Property Appraiser
 * Manatee County Sheriff's Office
 * Manatee County Tax Collector

Special districts

 * Manatee County Public Schools
 * Southwest Florida Water Management District
 * Port Authority of Manatee County, Floria

Judicial branch

 * Manatee County Clerk of Courts
 * Office of the State Attorney, 12th Judicial Circuit of Florida serving, Manatee, and counties
 * Circuit and County Court for the 12th Judicial Circuit of Florida

Tourism links

 * Florida Gulf Islands Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau