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North Port

city in Sarasota County, Florida

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Florida
County: Sarasota
Incorporated city of north port charlott: June 18, 1959 ( 1959-06-18 )
Type: Commission-Manager
City: 104.21 sq mi (269.91 km )
Land: 99.38 sq mi (257.39 km )
Water: 4.83 sq mi (12.52 km ) 4.40%
Elevation: 16 ft (4.9 m)
Density: 752.6/sq mi (290.58/km )
Urban port charlotte north port fl: 199,998 (US: 194th )
Urban density: 1,484.8/sq mi (573.3/km )
Metro north port sarasota bradenton fl m

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North Port is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 74,793 at the 2020 census. It is a principal city in the Sarasota metropolitan area.

It was originally developed by General Development Corporation (GDC) as the northern Sarasota County portion of its Port Charlotte development, the other portion located in the adjacent Charlotte County. GDC dubbed the city, "North Port Charlotte", and it was incorporated under that name through a special act of the Florida Legislature on June 18, 1959. By referendum in 1974, the city's residents approved a change to its name as "North Port", dropping "Charlotte" from its name to proclaim the city as a separate identity. It is home to the Little Salt Spring, an archaeological and paleontological site owned by the University of Miami.