Manasota Key is a

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(CDP) consisting mainly of the community of Englewood Beach in Charlotte County,

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, United States. The population of the CDP was 1,326 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Punta Gorda

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History

The name "Manasota Key" refers to an peninsula (transformed into a

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by the

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) that continues north into Sarasota County. The community of Englewood Beach occupies the Charlotte County portion of the key, while the Sarasota County part of the peninsula contains the community of Manasota Beach. The key continues north as Caspersen Beach, extending as far as the

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city limits. ''Manasota'' is a portmanteau of "Sarasota" and "Manatee".

Geography

The Manasota Key CDP is located in the northwestern corner of Charlotte County at . As noted above, the barrier island of the same name extends north well into Sarasota County. Its western edge is the

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, and to the east is

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, an estuary. The community of Englewood Beach occupies most of the CDP, and it is connected to the mainland by Beach Road, which crosses Lemon Bay to Englewood. The southern end of the CDP, which includes Manasota Key, Peterson Island, and Whidden Key, is covered by Stump Pass Beach State Park. Stump Pass is a channel that connects Lemon Bay to the Gulf of Mexico and separates Manasota Key from Don Pedro Island to the south. Grove City is located directly to the east across Lemon Bay from the south end of Manasota Key. According to the

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, the CDP has a total area of , of which is land and , or 65.97%, is water. The extinct Chadwick Beach cotton mouse was endemic to the Englewood Beach area.

Demographics

As of the

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, there were 1,345 people, 769 households, and 459 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,867 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 99.26%

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, 0.15%

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, 0.30%

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, 0.22% from

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, and 0.07% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.97% of the population. There were 769 households, out of which 3.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 2.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.3% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 23.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.75 and the average family size was 2.16. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 3.9% under the age of 18, 1.1% from 18 to 24, 8.1% from 25 to 44, 32.5% from 45 to 64, and 54.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 67 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.1 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $44,071, and the median income for a family was $57,059. Males had a median income of $58,750 versus $36,607 for females. The

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for the CDP was $40,759. None of the families and 4.7% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 6.1% of those over 64.

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Charlotte County, Florida Census-designated places in Florida Populated coastal places in Florida on the Gulf of Mexico