Bradenton Beach

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Bradenton Beach
Bradenton Beach Pier
Bradenton Beach Pier
County and state location
Manatee County Florida Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Bradenton Beach Highlighted.svg
Basic data
Foundation : 1892
State : United States
State : Florida
County : Manatee County
Coordinates : 27 ° 28 ′  N , 82 ° 42 ′  W Coordinates: 27 ° 28 ′  N , 82 ° 42 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 1,171 (as of 2010)
Population density : 836.4 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 2.8 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) of
which 1.4 km 2  (approx. 1 mi 2 ) are land
Height : -3 m
Postcodes : 34217-34218
Area code : +1 941
FIPS : 12-07975
GNIS ID : 0279312
Website : www.cityofbradentonbeach.com
Mayor : John Chappie

Bradenton Beach is a city in Manatee County in the US state of Florida with 1171 inhabitants (as of 2010).

geography

Bradenton Beach is located on a barrier island on the Gulf of Mexico and borders the cities of Holmes Beach (to the north) and Longboat Key (to the south). The city is about 10 km west of Bradenton and about 80 km south of Tampa .

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census, the 1171 inhabitants at that time were distributed over 1849 households, most of which are holiday homes used as second homes. The population density was 836.4 inh / km². 95.8% of the population identified themselves as whites , 1.5% as African American , 0.5% as Indians and 0.9% as Asian Americans . 1.4% said they belonged to several ethnic groups. 2.7% of the population was made up of Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under 18 years of age and 47.7% of all households lived in 10.9% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 51.6% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 1.89 people and the average family size was 2.34 people.

10.8% of the population were younger than 20 years old, 12.8% were 20 to 39 years old, 28.1% were 40 to 59 years old, and 47.3% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 59 years. 49.6% of the population were male and 50.4% were female.

The median annual income was $ 36,875, with 18.2% of the population living below the poverty line.

In 2000, English was the mother tongue of 100% of the population.

Attractions

On December 6, 2005, the Regina Shipwreck Site was inscribed on the National Register of Historic Places .

traffic

Bradenton Beach is crossed by Florida State Roads 684 and 789 . The nearest airport is Sarasota – Bradenton International Airport (around 20 km southeast).

crime

The crime rate in 2010 was 57 points (US average: 266 points) in the low range. There was one robbery, one assault, six break-ins, 26 thefts and one car theft.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. http://www.cityofbradentonbeach.com/mayor-2-2-2/
  2. ^ Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 . United States Census Bureau . Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  3. Language distribution 2000 . Modern Language Association . Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  4. ^ FLORIDA - Manatee County. National Register of Historic Places , accessed July 28, 2015 .
  5. http://www.city-data.com/crime/crime-Bradenton-Beach-Florida.html