Back ساراسوتا Arabic ساراسوتا (فلوريدا) ARZ Sarasota Azerbaijani ساراسوتا، فلوریدا AZB Сарасота (ҡала) Bashkir Сарасота Byelorussian Сарасота Bulgarian Sarasota Breton Sarasota Catalan Сарасота CE
Sarasota, Florida | |
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 Skyline of Sarasota from Bird Key in 2018 | |
 Flag  Seal | |
| Nickname(s): Paradise,[1] SRQ, Circus City | |
| Motto(s): "May Sarasota Prosper", "Where Urban Amenities Meet Small-Town Living"[2] | |
 Location in Sarasota County and the U.S. state of Florida | |
  Sarasota, Florida Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 27°20′14″N 82°32′7″W / 27.33722°N 82.53528°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Florida |
| County | Sarasota |
| Zarazote | 1539 |
| Fort Armistead | 1840[3] |
| Sara Sota | 1842 |
| Sarasota (town) | October 14, 1902[4] |
| Sarasota (city) | May 13, 1913[4] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission–Manager |
| • Mayor (ceremonial, rotating yearly) | Liz Alpert |
| • Vice Mayor | Jen Ahearn-Koch |
| • Commissioners | Erik Arroyo, Kyle Battie, and Debbie Trice |
| • City Manager | Marlon Brown |
| • City Clerk | Shayla Griggs |
| Area | |
| • City | 24.08 sq mi (62.38 km2) |
| • Land | 14.70 sq mi (38.07 km2) |
| • Water | 9.39 sq mi (24.31 km2) 42.58% |
| Elevation | 16 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • City | 54,842 |
| • Density | 3,731.51/sq mi (1,440.74/km2) |
| • Urban | 779,075 (US: 57th) |
| • Urban density | 1,927.1/sq mi (744.0/km2) |
| • Metro | 833,716 (US: 71st) |
| • Metro density | 542.0/sq mi (209.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 34230–34243, 34249, 34260, 34276-34277 |
| Area code | 941 |
| FIPS code | 12-64175[8] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0290675[9] |
| Website | www |
Sarasota (/ˌsærəˈsoʊtə/) is a city in and the county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States. It is located in Southwest Florida, the southern end of the Greater Tampa Bay Area, and north of Fort Myers and Punta Gorda. Its official limits include Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. Sarasota is a principal city of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area. According to the 2020 U.S. census, Sarasota had a population of 54,842,[10] up from 51,917 at the 2010 census.
The Sarasota city limits contain several keys, including Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Otter Key, Casey Key, Coon Key, Bird Key, and portions of Siesta Key. Longboat Key is the largest key separating the bay from the gulf.
The city limits expanded significantly with the real estate rush of the early twentieth century, reaching almost 70 square miles (180 km2). The speculation boom began to crash in 1926 and the city limits began to contract, shrinking to less than a quarter of that area.[11]
- ^ LaHurd, Jeff (1995). Come on Down! : Pitching Paradise During the Roaring 20s. Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation. ISBN 978-1-888438-00-0.
- ^ "Utilies Master Plan". City of Sarasota. p. 3. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ^ "A Military Post on Sarasota Bay | Sarasota History Alive!". www.sarasotahistoryalive.com. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
SaraHistwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "City Commission". City of Sarasota. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ^ "Sarasota, United States Page". Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Sarasota, Florida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ "QuickFacts for Sarasota city, Florida". U.S. Census Bureau. August 2021. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
- ^ Cummings, Ian (June 15, 2014). "Razing nears for city icon". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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