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| Name | Manatee |
| Alt names | Manatee | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 27.5°N 82.283°W |
| Located in | Florida, United States (1855 - ) |
| See also | Brevard, Florida, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | DeSoto, Florida, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hillsborough, Florida, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Monroe, Florida, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Sarasota, Florida, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Manatee County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. Its 2010 population was 322,833. Its county seat and largest city is Bradenton.
Manatee County is a part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota Metropolitan Statistical Area and along with Sarasota County to the south and several counties to the north is often considered part of the Tampa Bay Area.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
The area now known as Manatee County was inhabited by Native Americans for thousands of years. The southern mouth of the Manatee River was likely the landing site of the De Soto Expedition and is the location of the U.S. National Park Service's De Soto National Memorial.
Manatee County was created in 1855. It was named for the Florida manatee (commonly called a "sea cow" and distantly related to the elephant), which is endangered and the state's official marine mammal.
Every January, the Manatee County Fair takes place at the fairgrounds.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1843 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1855 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1856 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1857 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1858 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1901 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1930 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 854
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| 1870 | 1,931
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| 1880 | 3,544
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| 1890 | 2,895
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| 1900 | 4,663
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| 1910 | 9,550
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| 1920 | 18,712
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| 1930 | 22,502
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| 1940 | 26,098
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| 1950 | 34,704
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| 1960 | 69,168
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| 1970 | 97,115
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| 1980 | 148,442
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| 1990 | 211,707
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Note: After 1950 some sparsely settled portions of Manatee and Sarasota were annexed to DeSoto, but these changes were reversed after 1960.
Research Tips
External links
www.co.manatee.fl.us/
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