The Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consisting of Manatee County and Sarasota County in the state of Florida in the USA. The principal cities in the MSA are Bradenton, located in Manatee County, and Sarasota, and Venice, both located in Sarasota County. In 2008 the population of the MSA was 687,823.[1] The Sarasota Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) was first defined in 1973, and included only Sarasota County. The Bradenton Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area was defined after the 1980 United States Census, and included only Manatee County. The two MSAs were combined in 1993 as the Sarasota-Bradenton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Venice was added as a principal city after the 2000 census. In 2007, the MSA took on its present name when Bradenton surpassed Sarasota as the area's most populous city.[2]
See Also
References
- ^ Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, FL MSA Population - retrieved July 17 2008
- ^ "Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses (OMB Bulletin 08 - 01)" (CSV). Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President. 2007-11-20. http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/bulletins/fy2008/b08-01.pdf. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
External links
- Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Area Definitions - retrieved July 17, 2008
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