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Sarasota County
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county in Florida, United States of America
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- May 14, 1921
- Seat
- Sarasota
- Largest city
- North Port
- Total
- 725 sq mi (1,880 km )
- Land
- 556 sq mi (1,440 km )
- Water
- 169 sq mi (440 km ) 23.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 479,958
- Density
- 781/sq mi (301/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Zip codes
- 34223, 34229–34278, 34284–34289, 34292-34293, 34295
- Congressional district
- 17th
- Website
- www .scgov .net
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Sarasota county
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Florida
- Contains
- Sarasota
- Capital
- Sarasota
- Population
- 434006
- Area
- 1878
- Shares border with
- Charlotte County
- Official website
- www.scgov.net
- Image
- Sarasota FL County crths08.jpg
- Households
- 189228
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- Commons category
- Sarasota County, Florida
- topic's main category
- Category:Sarasota County, Florida
- water as percent of area
- 23.4
- native label
- Sarasota County
- inception
- 1921-05-14
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Sarasota County, Florida
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Sarasota County, Florida
- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Sarasota County, Florida
- different from
- Saratoga County
- social media followers
- 17208
- per capita income
- 44402
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Sarasota County is located in Southwest Florida along the Gulf Coast. At the 2020 United States census, the population was 434,006. Its county seat is Sarasota, Florida and its largest city is North Port, Florida. Sarasota County is part of the Sarasota metropolitan area. The county includes barrier islands with beaches and beach communities. It is home to colleges, a network of libraries, and various parks and preserves.
The area was home to indigenous peoples. Wealthy socialites including Bertha Palmer, who owned substantial lands in the area including what is now Palmer Ranch, established residences in the area. Agriculture included citrus and celery. Several historically African American neighborhoods were established, including the Rosemary District and Newtown. More recently, the North Port area has been fast growing including with Eastern European immigrants.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Sarasota County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.