Manatee County, Florida

County in Florida, United States

U.S. county in Florida

Manatee County

U.S. county

Manatee County Administration Building

Manatee County Administration Building

Official seal of Manatee County

Seal

Official logo of Manatee County

Logo

Location within the U.S. state of Florida

Location within the U.S. state of Florida

Florida's location within the U.S.

Florida's location within the U.S.

Coordinates: Coordinates: 27°29′N 82°22′W﻿ / ﻿27.48°N 82.36°W﻿ / 27.48; -82.36
Country|  United States
State| File:Flag of Florida.svg Florida
Founded| January 9, 1855
Named for| Florida manatee
Seat| Bradenton
Largest city| Bradenton
Area

• Total| 893 sq mi (2,310 km2)
• Land| 743 sq mi (1,920 km2)
• Water| 150 sq mi (400 km2)  16.8%
Population

(2020)

• Total| 399,710
• Density| 538/sq mi (208/km2)
Time zone| UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)| UTC−4 (EDT)
Area code| 941
Congressional district| 16th
Website| www.mymanatee.org

Manatee County is a county in the Central Florida portion of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2020 US Census, the population was 399,710.[1] Manatee County is part of the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its county seat and largest city is Bradenton.[2] The county was created in 1855 and named for the Florida manatee,[3] Florida's official marine mammal. Features of Manatee County include access to the southern part of the Tampa Bay estuary, the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, and the Manatee River.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Prehistoric History
* 1.2 European Exploration and Early Settlement
* 1.3 County Formation and the American Civil War
* 2 Geography
* 2.1 Adjacent counties
* 2.2 State & Nationally protected areas
* 2.3 Rivers
* 2.4 Lakes
* 3 Demographics
* 4 Economy
* 5 Libraries
* 5.1 History of libraries
* 6 Education
* 6.1 Primary and secondary education
* 6.2 Higher education
* 7 Communities
* 7.1 Cities
* 7.2 Town
* 7.3 Census-designated places
* 7.4 Unincorporated places
* 8 Transportation
* 8.1 Airports
* 8.2 Major Roads
* 8.3 Interstates
* 8.4 US Highways
* 8.5 State and County Roads
* 8.6 Waterways
* 8.7 Ports
* 9 Government
* 9.1 Political history
* 9.2 Law enforcement and justice
* 9.2.1 Sheriff's Office
* 9.2.2 Justice
* 9.2.2.1 Circuit Court
* 9.2.2.2 Court of Appeals
* 9.3 Recent presidential election results
* 9.4 Government officials
* 9.4.1 United States Senate
* 9.4.2 United States House of Representatives
* 9.4.3 Florida State Senate
* 9.4.4 Florida House of Representatives
* 9.4.5 Manatee County Board of County Commissioners
* 9.4.6 Public education
* 9.4.7 Other offices
* 9.5 Voter registration
* 10 See also
* 11 Notes
* 12 References
* 13 External links

## History[edit | edit source]

### Prehistoric History[edit | edit source]

The area now known as Manatee County had been inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years. Shell middens and other archaeological digs have been conducted throughout the county including at Terra Ceia and at Perico Island. These digs revealed materials belonging to peoples from the Woodland period.[4][5]

### European Exploration and Early Settlement[edit | edit source]

File:Manatee Map from 1856.jpg

Map of Manatee County as it existed in 1856, one year after it was created.

Some historians have suggested that the southern mouth of the Manatee River was the landing site of the De Soto Expedition.[6]

The area was opened to settlement in 1842 with the passing of the Armed Occupation Act.[7] Early settlements included the Manatee Colony led by Colonel Samuel Reid, which numbered thirty one individuals both black and white.[8] Other prominent early settlers were Joseph and Hector Braden who moved into an area near the Manatee River in 1842.[9] The two had lost their land for their plantations in Northern Florida during the Panic of 1837. They were said to have heard that there was abundant land in the area. The brothers moved into a log cabin 5 miles north of the mouth of the Manatee River. Four years later Hector had drowned while trying to cross the Manatee River on his horse during a hurricane. Despite this tragic event, Joseph decided he would still build his sugar plantation, the Braden sugar mill at the mouth of the Manatee River and the Braden River. He later built a dock where Main Street was and fortified the area near his house building a stockade. A few years later in 1851, he would build the Braden Castle, which was made out of tabby and served as his residence. In Spring of 1856, the fortified home was attacked by Seminole Indians during the Third Seminole War.[10] It would later become a popular tourist attraction in the early 1900s with Tin Can Tourists. He would only stay there for the next six years before moving to Tallahassee.[9]

### County Formation and the American Civil War[edit | edit source]

When Manatee County was created in January 1855, it covered 5,000 square miles and included all of what are now Charlotte County, DeSoto County, Glades County, Hardee County, Highlands County, Sarasota County and part of Lee County.[11][12] The original county seat was Manatee, a village in what is now eastern Bradenton.

Following the Seminole Wars, Manatee County continued to grow both in population and in economic output. Cattle, hogs, and some sheep were all raised, and processed sugar and molasses was produced and exported. This agricultural economy, like much of the south, was increasingly becoming reliant on slave labor.[13] A federal census in 1860 showed that the county had a population of 601 white people and 214 enslaved black people.[14] After the outbreak of the American Civil War, Manatee County provided supplies to the Confederate army. According to a partial list of soldiers of the Confederate States of America, the county also sent at least 100 of its citizens to fight.[15] Some of the men from Manatee would be recruited to the 7th Florida Infantry Regiment, which fought as part of the Army of Tennessee.[16]

Within Manatee County is the Gamble Plantation, a sugar plantation and home of Major Robert Gamble.[17] According to some, following the Civil War, the Confederate Secretary of State, Judah P. Benjamin, took refuge at the mansion before escaping to England.[18] In 1866, the county seat was temporarily moved from Manatee to Pine Level but was moved back in 1889. The move was reportedly done in an effort to make the county seat more centrally located but some historians also contend that it was done by the reconstructionists to punish Manatee for being a hotbed of rebel sympathies before and during the Civil War.[19][20]

Further information: Sarasota Assassination Society

## Geography[edit | edit source]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 893 square miles (2,310 km2), of which 743 square miles (1,920 km2) is land and 150 square miles (390 km2) (%) is water.[21]

### Adjacent counties[edit | edit source]

* Hillsborough County – north
* Polk County – northeast
* Hardee County – east
* DeSoto County – southeast
* Sarasota County – south

### State & Nationally protected areas[edit | edit source]

File:Great Egret - Myakka River State Park.jpg

A great egret in Myakka River State Park

* De Soto National Memorial
* Passage Key National Wildlife Refuge
* Lake Manatee State Park
* Terra Ceia Preserve State Park
* Myakka River State Park
* Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site
* Beker-Wingate Creek State Park

### Rivers[edit | edit source]

* Manatee River
* Wares Creek
* Braden River
* Gamble Creek

### Lakes[edit | edit source]

* Ward Lake
* Lake Parrish
* Lake Manatee

## Demographics[edit | edit source]

Historical population

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%
2020| 399,710| | 23.8%
U.S. Decennial Census[22]
1790-1960[23] 1900-1990[24]
2000[25] 2010-2020[1]
Manatee County racial composition as of 2020
(NH = Non-Hispanic)[a] Race  | Pop 2010[28] | Pop 2020[29] | % 2010  | % 2020

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White (NH)  | 236,950  | 273,101  | 73.4%  | 68.32%
Black or African American (NH)  | 27,228  | 31,147  | 8.43%  | 7.79%
Native American or Alaska Native (NH)  | 608  | 779  | 0.19%  | 0.19%
Asian (NH)  | 5,203  | 8,433  | 1.61%  | 2.11%
Pacific Islander (NH)  | 168  | 246  | 0.05%  | 0.06%
Some Other Race (NH)  | 521  | 1,583  | 0.16%  | 0.4%
Mixed/Multi-Racial (NH)  | 4,200  | 13,442  | 1.3%  | 3.36%
Hispanic or Latino | 47,955  | 70,979  | 14.85%  | 17.76%
Total | 322,833 | 399,710 |  |

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 399,710 people, 150,345 households, and 99,157 families residing in the county. By age, the population was spread out as such: 4.6% under 5 years old, 18.0% under 18 years old, and 28.1% 65 years and over. 51.7% of the population was female.

The median income for a household in the county was $59,963 in 2020 dollars and a per capita income in the past 12 months of $35,146. There were a reported 10.9% of the popular living in poverty.

## Economy[edit | edit source]

Bealls of Florida has its headquarters and was founded 1915 in unincorporated Manatee County.[30][31]

Tropicana was founded here in the 1950s.[32] They were later bought by PepsiCo in 2001. They later sold it to a French private equity firm in 2021.[33]

## Libraries[edit | edit source]

Manatee County Public Library System

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Location| 1301 Barcarrota Blvd West
Bradenton, Florida 34203
Coordinates| 27°29′55.2″N 82°34′29″W﻿ / ﻿27.498667°N 82.57472°W﻿ / 27.498667; -82.57472
Branches| 6
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Population served| 322,000
Members| 20,000
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Staff| 120
Website| mymanatee.org/library
Map

The Manatee County Public Library System offers a collection of adult, young adult, and children's materials, as well as a genealogy section and a local history collection in the form of the Eaton Florida History Reading Room.[34] Public computers are available at all library locations. The library also has a digital collection which includes e-books through OverDrive, Inc.; television shows, movies and more e-books through Hoopla; and magazines through Flipster;[35] and local images and documents from the late nineteenth century to the early 1980s.[1]

The libraries also offer author luncheons, children's story times, summer reading programs, job fairs, and book discussion groups.

The library system serves the county in six locations:

* Central - Bradenton
* Palmetto - Palmetto
* Braden River - Bradenton
* Island - Holmes Beach
* South Manatee - Bradenton
* Rocky Bluff - Ellenton
* Talking Book Library is administered through the Bureau of Braille and Talking Books Library, Daytona [2]

In September 2021, a seventh branch was approved by county commissioners, to be built in Lakewood Ranch.[36]

Library cards are free to those who reside, own property, attend school, or work in Manatee County. Non-residents may obtain a temporary card upon payment of a $25.00 annual fee.[37][38][39]

Manatee County participates in the Little Free Library program. There are several Little Free Libraries at parks and other public places around the county.[40]

### History of libraries[edit | edit source]

File:Bradentown Library.jpg

Original Bradenton Library

File:Palmetto Carnegie Library.jpg

Palmetto's Carnegie Library, built in 1914.

File:Bradenton Carnegie Library.jpg

Bradenton's Carnegie Library, built in 1918.

Manatee County's first public library was a privately owned rental library created by Julia Fuller at the Mrs. Bass Dry Goods store in 1898. The county's first independent library opened in Bradenton in 1907, followed a Carnegie Library in Palmetto in 1914 and another in Bradenton in 1918. For much of the 20th century, both cities' libraries were free to city residents while county residents had to pay a non-resident fee. In 1964, Bradenton's and Palmetto's library associations merged with the Manatee County government to create the Manatee County Public Library System. This was followed by the establishment of a bookmobile for rural areas in 1964 and a Talking Books program for the blind in 1966.[41]

As demands on the bookmobile grew and the library collection outstripped the existing buildings in Bradenton and Palmetto, the first branch of the Manatee County Public Library system was built in Bayshore in 1967, followed by a new branch on East Ninth Street in 1969 and an Island branch in 1971, the last of which later moved into a new building in 1983. A new building for the Palmetto Library was built in 1969, followed by the modern Central Public Library in downtown Bradenton in 1978.[42]

The 1990s saw a period of rapid growth in Manatee County, and the library system grew accordingly, with the Braden River, Rocky Bluff, and South Manatee branches opening in 1991, 1994, and 1998, respectively. The Braden River branch moved to a new building in 1997. The Rocky Bluff location would be moved to a larger location, featuring a built in café, in 2011. The new location is still physically within Ellenton. The additions as well as investment into various technologies such as modern computers, a 3D Printing Lab, as well as new loanable items, brings Manatee County Libraries to its modern services.[43]

Reciprocal borrowing began in 2000 between Manatee and Sarasota County Libraries, which would be followed by statewide reciprocal borrowing programs. Starting in 2017, the Manatee County library system began offering items including musical instruments, tools, telescopes, binoculars, cake pans, hotspots, and museum passes. During the COVID-19 Pandemic, the library system began offering WiFi hotspots to patrons in order to provide internet service remotely to work safely and at home. This began in Spring of 2020.[citation needed]

On December 15, 2021, the county broke ground for a new East County library, which was to serve the community of Lakewood Ranch. The new library is scheduled to open mid-2023.[44]

## Education[edit | edit source]

### Primary and secondary education[edit | edit source]

* Manatee County School District – Public K-12 School district serving all of Manatee County

### Higher education[edit | edit source]

* Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM) Bradenton – Private, non-profit graduate school of medicine, dentistry, and pharmacy
* State College of Florida, Manatee–Sarasota (SCF) – Public, four-year state college, branch campus of State College of Florida

## Communities[edit | edit source]

File:Cities of Manatee County.svg

Map of Manatee County indicating incorporated municipalities:

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

### Cities[edit | edit source]

* Anna Maria
* Bradenton
* Bradenton Beach
* Holmes Beach
* Palmetto

### Town[edit | edit source]

* Longboat Key

### Census-designated places[edit | edit source]

* Bayshore Gardens
* Cortez
* Ellenton
* Lakewood Ranch
* Memphis
* Samoset
* South Bradenton
* West Bradenton
* West Samoset
* Whitfield

### Unincorporated places[edit | edit source]

* Cedar Hammock
* Duette
* Elwood Park
* Fort Hamer
* Foxleigh
* Gillette
* Lake Manatee
* Manavista
* Manhattan
* Marsh Island
* Memphis Heights
* Myakka City
* Oak Knoll
* Oneco
* Palm View
* Palma Sola
* Parrish
* Rattlesnake Key
* Rubonia
* Rye
* Snead Island
* Tara
* Terra Ceia
* Verna
* Village of the Arts
* Ward Lake
* Waterbury
* Willow

## Transportation[edit | edit source]

Manatee County has a county transportation service, MCAT. It serves this county, Pinellas County, and Sarasota County.[45]

### Airports[edit | edit source]

* Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport
* Airport Manatee 48X, a small local airport located near US Highway 41 and SeaPort Manatee.

### Major Roads[edit | edit source]

### Interstates[edit | edit source]

* File:I-75.svg Interstate 75 \- The County's major North-South limited-access freeway, with a portion of the Interstate having express lanes between the interchanges with US 301 in Ellenton (Exit 224) and State Road 64 in Bradenton (Exit 220). There is a total of 5 Interchanges for I-75 in Manatee County, with most having at least six lanes in half of the freeway (North of Manatee River) and the other half having at least eight lanes (South of Manatee River)

* File:I-275.svg Interstate 275 -The Interstate begins westward from I-75 near Palmetto and has an interchange with US Highway 41 (Tamiami Trail) and begins a concurrency with US Route 19 for the next 13 miles (21 km). Travellers will soon reach the northbound toll plaza for the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. The Sunshine Skyway Bridge spams throughout Tampa Bay until it reaches St. Petersburg

### US Highways[edit | edit source]

* File:US 19.svg U.S. Route 19
* File:US 41.svg U.S. Route 41
* File:US 301.svg U.S. Route 301

### State and County Roads[edit | edit source]

* File:Florida 64.svg State Road 64
* File:Florida 70.svg State Road 70
* File:Florida 684.svg State Road 684 (Cortez Road)
* File:Florida 789.svg State Road 789
* File:Florida 62.svg State Road 62
* File:Florida 37.svg State Road 37
* File:CR 675 jct.svg Rutland Road
* File:CR 610 jct.svg University Parkway

### Waterways[edit | edit source]

* Intracoastal Waterway
* Manatee River

### Ports[edit | edit source]

* SeaPort Manatee

## Government[edit | edit source]

### Political history[edit | edit source]

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.[46]

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 Jackson Pettigrew to the Florida House of Representatives in 1906 for one term defeating John A. Graham (who was a Democrat) in the general election.[47] As a state legislator he would make several proposals that were inline with what the Party reflected at the national level such as making US Senators popularly elected and creating a national income tax. Overall as a state legislator he would make little progress in getting legislation proposed by him passed.[48] Prior to the 1906 race he would run in 1904 for the same position unsuccessfully losing to A.T. Cornwell (also a Democrat) who had served as Bradenton's first mayor and in a variety of positions at the county level. Pettigrew would later go on to run for Governor in 1908 and Secretary of Agriculture in 1912 being unsuccessful in both races.[47]

In 1970, Governor Claude R. Kirk Jr. fired Manatee County’s superintendent along with the entire school board and appointed himself in their place in an attempt to end desegregation busing.[49] This situation would last from April 6 to 13 before Kirk left his position as the superintendant.[50]

### Law enforcement and justice[edit | edit source]

#### Sheriff's Office[edit | edit source]

Unincorporated Manatee County is served by the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.[51]

#### Justice[edit | edit source]

##### Circuit Court[edit | edit source]

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

##### Court of Appeals[edit | edit source]

Manatee County is part of the Second District of Appeals.

### Recent presidential election results[edit | edit source]

United States presidential election results for Manatee County, Florida[52] Year  | Republican | Democratic | Third party

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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[edit | edit source]

#### United States Senate[edit | edit source]

Office | Senator | Party

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Class 3 Senator | Marco Rubio | Republican
Class 1 Senator | Rick Scott | Republican

#### United States House of Representatives[edit | edit source]

District | Representative | Party

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Florida's 16th Congressional District | Vern Buchanan | Republican

#### Florida State Senate[edit | edit source]

District | Senator | Party

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21 | Bill Galvano | Republican

#### Florida House of Representatives[edit | edit source]

District | Representative | Party

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70 | Michele Rayner-Goolsby | Democratic
71 | Will Robinson | Republican
73 | Tommy Gregory | Republican

#### Manatee County Board of County Commissioners[edit | edit source]

The Board of Commissioners include the following:[53]

Position  | Incumbent

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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[edit | edit source]

Manatee County School Board[54]

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.[55]

#### Other offices[edit | edit source]

Constitutional officers  Office  | Name  | Party  | First elected

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| 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 [56] | Mike Bennett  | Republican | 2013
| Tax Collector[57] | Ken Burton, Jr  | Republican | 1992

### Voter registration[edit | edit source]

Information as of March 31, 2022.[58]

Voter registration and party enrollment

Party  | Number of voters  | Percentage
| Republican | 119,860  | 43.78%
| Democratic | 79,634  | 29.09%
| No Party Affiliation  | 69,324  | 25.32%
| Minor parties  | 4,960  | 1.81%
Total  | 273,778  | 100%

## See also[edit | edit source]

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

## Notes[edit | edit source]

1. ^ Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.[26][27]

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ^ a b "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. ^ Publications of the Florida Historical Society. Florida Historical Society. 1908. p. 33.
4. ^ Willey, Gordon (January 1948). "Culture Sequence in the Manatee Region of West Florida". American Antiquity. 13 (3): 210. doi:10.2307/275425. JSTOR 275425. S2CID 161791092. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
5. ^ Bullen, Ripley (1951). "Terra Ceia Site, Manatee County, Florida". Florida Anthropological Society: 7–9. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
6. ^ Bullen. p. 7
7. ^ "An Act to provide for the armed occupation and settlement of the unsettled part of the Peninsula of East Florida". Retrieved April 13, 2022.
8. ^ Knetsch, Joe (2000). "The Army Vs. The Indians Vs. The Settlers: The South Florida Frontier Between the Seminole Wars". Sunland Tribune. 26 (10): 2. Retrieved April 13, 2022.
9. ^ a b "Manatee History Matters: Braidentown, Bradentown, Bradenton - What's in a name?". bradenton. Archived from the original on May 22, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
10. ^ Camp, Paul (1979). "The Attack on Braden Castle: Robert Braden Castle: Robert Gamble t Gamble's Account". Tampa Bay History. 1 (8): 1–8. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
11. ^ "Pioneer Life in Manatee County". www.mymanatee.org. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
12. ^ Manatee County Sheriffs Office: 1855-2005 150th Anniversary History and Pictorial. United States: Turner Publishing Company. 2005. p. 7.
13. ^ Matthews, Janet (1983). Edge of Wilderness. Tulsa, OK: Caprine Press. p. 249\. ISBN 0914381008.
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