Address: PO Box 3079, Sarasota, FL 34230
Phone: 941-861-7400
Website: www.co.sarasota.fl.us
On central Gulf coast of FL, south of Tampa; organized May 14, 1921 from Manatee County. Name Origin: Variously attributed to Spanish and Indian sources. One version states that the Spanish gave this name to the area, with the meaning 'place of dancing'; another explanation is that this was the site of a Seminole village named Sarasota, meaning 'point of
Area (sq mi): 725.18 (Land: 571.55 Water: 153.63). Pop per sq mi: 640.8.
Pop 2005: 366,256. State Rank: 14. Pop changes: 2000-2005: +12.4%; 1990-2000: +17.3%. Pop 2000: 325,957 (White: 89.8%; Black: 4.2%; Hispanic or Latino: 4.3%; Asian: 0.8%; Other: 2.3%) Foreign born: 9.3%. Median age: 50.5.
Income 2000: per capita $28,326; median household $41,957; Pop below poverty: 7.8%.
Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $39,564-$41,627.
Unemployment 2004: 4%. Unemployment 2000: 2.8%; Change from 2000: +1.2%. Median travel time to work: 21.8 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 14.4%.
Cities with pop over 10,000: Venice, 19,990; Sarasota (county seat), 53,349; North Port, 35,272.
State: Florida
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