Manatee County

administration
The Manatee County Courthouse in Bradenton, listed on the NRHP since 1998
National emblem
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US state :	Florida
Administrative headquarters :	Bradenton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Manatee County 1112 Manatee Avenue West Bradenton, Florida 34205
Foundation :	January 9, 1855
Made up from:	Jefferson County
Area code :	001 941
Demographics
Residents :	322,833 (2010)
Population density :	168.2 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	2312 km²
Water surface :	393 km²
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Website : www.co.manatee.fl.us

The Manatee County is a county in the state of Florida of the United States . The county seat is Bradenton .

geography

The county has an area of 2,312 square kilometers, of which 393 square kilometers are water. It is bordered in a clockwise direction by the following counties: Pinellas County , Hillsborough County , Hardee County , DeSoto County, and Sarasota County . Together with Sarasota County, the county forms the metropolitan area of Sarasota .

history

Manatee County was formed on January 9, 1855 from parts of Jefferson County. The name comes from occurring there manatees , the manatees , which are also visible in the coat of arms of the County.

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1860	854	-
1870	1931	126.1%
1880	3544	83.5%
1890	2895	-18.3%
1900	4663	61.1%
1910	9550	104.8%
1920	18,712	95.9%
1930	22,502	20.3%
1940	26,098	16%
1950	34,704	33%
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%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

As of the 2010 census , Manatee County had 322,833 people in 172,901 households. The population density was 168.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. Ethnically, the population was composed of 81.9% white, 8.7% African American , 0.3% Native American and 1.6% Asian Americans . 5.4% were members of other races and 2.0% of different races. 14.9% of the population were Hispanics or Latinos .

In 2010 children under the age of 18 and 38.6% of all households lived in 25.7% of all households with persons at least 65 years of age. 64.9% of households were family households (consisting of married couples with or without offspring or one parent with offspring). The average household size was 2.34 people and the average family size was 2.85 people.

22.6% of the population were younger than 20 years, 20.6% were 20 to 39 years old, 26.3% were 40 to 59 years old, and 36.5% were at least 60 years old. The mean age was 46 years. 48.4% of the population were male and 51.6% were female.

The median income for a household in the 47,910 USD , while 14.5% of the population lived below the poverty line.

In 2010, English was the mother tongue of 83.94% of the population, 11.03% spoke Spanish and 5.03% had another mother tongue.