Bradenton, Florida

Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton, Florida
City
	Bradenton City Hall
	Seal
	Motto: "The Friendly City"
	Location in Manatee County and the U.S. state of Florida
	Coordinates: 27°29′N 82°35′W / 27.483°N 82.583°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Manatee
Settled	January 1842
Incorporated (city)	May 19, 1903
Former names	Braidentown (1842–1905); Bradentown (1905–1924);
Government
• Type	Mayor–Council
• Mayor	Gene Brown
• Vice Mayor	Marianne Barnebey
• Councilors	Jayne Kocher,; Josh Cramer,; Lisa Gonzalez Moore, and; Pam Coachman
• City Administrator	Rob Perry
• City Clerk	Tamara Melton
Area
• City	17.50 sq mi (45.32 km2)
• Land	14.34 sq mi (37.13 km2)
• Water	3.16 sq mi (8.19 km2) 16.14%
Elevation	6 ft (1.83 m)
Population (2020)
• City	55,698
• Density	3,884.64/sq mi (1,499.90/km2)
• Urban	779,075 (US: 57th)
• Urban density	1,927.1/sq mi (744.0/km2)
• Metro	859,760 (US: 70th)
Time zone	UTC-5:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4:00 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	34201–34212, 34280–34282
Area code	941
FIPS code	12-07950
GNIS feature ID	0279311
Website	cityofbradenton.com

Bradenton (/ˈbreɪdəntən/ BRAY-dən-tən) is a city in and the county seat^[8] of Manatee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population is 55,698, up from 49,546 at the 2010 census. It is a principal city in the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. Downtown Bradenton is along the Manatee River and includes the Bradenton Riverwalk. Downtown Bradenton is also home to the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature.

To the south of Bradenton is Sarasota, beach communities on Anna Maria Island are to its west, the Manatee River and Palmetto on the other side of it are to its north.

^ "Welcome to the Friendly City!". City of Bradenton. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
^ Favorite, Merab-Michal (2013). Bradenton. Arcadia Publishing. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-7385-9078-3. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
^ Cite error: The named reference BradInco was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "Mayor & Council". City of Bradenton. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Bradenton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 19, 1979. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

[1] "Welcome to the Friendly City!". City of Bradenton. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

[est-2] Favorite, Merab-Michal (2013). Bradenton. Arcadia Publishing. p. 129. ISBN 978-0-7385-9078-3. Retrieved June 9, 2014.

[BradInco-3] Cite error: The named reference BradInco was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] "Mayor & Council". City of Bradenton. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

[CenPopGazetteer2020-5] "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.

[GR2-6] "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.

[GNIS-7] "Bradenton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. October 19, 1979. Retrieved April 26, 2021.

[GR6-8] "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on May 31, 2011. Retrieved June 7, 2011.

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