Venice, Florida

Venice, Florida
Venice, Florida
City
	Venice's Beachfront from Humphris Park
	Seal
	Nickname: Shark Tooth Capital of the World
	Motto: "City on the Gulf"
	Location in Sarasota County and the state of Florida
	Coordinates: 27°6′N 82°26′W / 27.100°N 82.433°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Sarasota
Settled	Horse and Chaise – c. 1870s; Venice – 1888;
Incorporated	Town – July 1, 1926; City – May 9, 1927;
Named for	Venice, Italy
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Nick Pachota
• Vice mayor	Jim Boldt
Area
• City	17.78 sq mi (46.05 km2)
• Land	16.13 sq mi (41.77 km2)
• Water	1.65 sq mi (4.28 km2)
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Population (2020)
• City	25,463
• Estimate (2022)	27,272
• Density	1,578.71/sq mi (609.54/km2)
• Metro	833,716 (US: 71st)
• Metro density	542.0/sq mi (209.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	34284–34287, 34290–34293
Area code	941
FIPS code	12–73900
GNIS feature ID	0292749
Website	venicegov.com

Venice is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The city includes what locals call "Venice Island", a portion of the mainland that is accessed via bridges over the artificially created Intracoastal Waterway. The city is located in Southwest Florida.^[8] As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 25,463,^[9] up from 20,748 at the 2010 Census.^[10] Venice is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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