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Sarasota County is a county located in
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. At the 2020 US census, the population was 434,006. Its
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is Sarasota and its largest city is North Port. Sarasota County is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, FL metropolitan statistical 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.
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was a maroon settlement in its Bradenton area. Bertha Palmer owned substantial lands in the area including what is now Palmer Ranch.


History

The area that is now known as Sarasota County has been inhabited by humans for some 10,000 years. Evidence of human remains as well as a burned out log at the Warm Mineral Springs, in North Port, were discovered that date to the early Archaic period. Although the name was associated with the area from the beginning of European contacts, the origin of the name "Sarasota" is unknown. In the early twentieth-century, a fanciful story was created to go hand-in-hand with a pageant held in Sarasota. The story held that the town was named after the daughter of famous explorer
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's daughter Sara. An early map of the area from 1763 shows the word "Zarazote" across present day Sarasota. Following exploration, the area was occupied by fishing camps, called ranchos. In 1842, the Armed Occupation Act was passed, which deeded land to settlers who were willing to cultivate land in Florida. The act brought settlers to Sarasota but also led to the Second Seminole War. During the war, the area was occupied by the U.S. army and Fort Armistead was built. Sarasota County was created in 1921 from the southern part of Manatee County. After acquisition by the United States as a territory, the area now included in Sarasota county had been part of St. Johns County (1821), Alachua County (1824), Hillsborough County (1834), and Manatee County (1855) as new counties were created from older counties to accommodate population growth and settlement in new areas.


Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (23.4%) is water.


Adjacent counties

* Manatee County – north * DeSoto County – east * Charlotte County – south


Parks and preserves

In addition to local parks there are several preserve areas including: * Bayonne Parcel * Circus Hammock * Curry Creek Preserve * Deer Prairie Creek * Jelks Preserve * Lemon Bay Preserve * Legacy Trail * Manasota Scrub Preserve * Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park * Myakka Islands Point * Old Miakka Preserve * Pinelands Reserve * Pocono Trail Preserve * Red Bug Slough * Sleeping Turtles South * Sleeping Turtles North * South Lemon Bay Preserve * T. Mabry Carlton Reserve


Climate

''See Also: List of Florida hurricanes (2000–present)'' Sarasota County has a
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, bordering on a
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, with hot, humid summers and warm, drier winters. The high temperatures and high humidity in the summer regularly push the
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over 100 °F (38 °C). There are distinct rainy and dry seasons, with the rainy season lasting from March to November and the dry season from December to February. As is the case with all of Florida, Sarasota County is subject to Hurricanes. Notable recent storms that have brought impacts to the county include storms such as Hurricane Charley in 2004,
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in 2017, and Hurricane Ian in 2022. In
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, Hurricanes Debby and Helene caused serious flooding within the county despite making landfall over 200 miles to the north, and Hurricane Milton made landfall in the county at Siesta Key on October 9, 2024 as a Category 3 Hurricane.


Government and politics

Sarasota County is one of only 20 Florida counties with its own charter, adopted in 1971. Sarasota County is governed by a five-member county commission. Each commissioner serves a four-year term and resides in and represents a single district. Like most of Southwest Florida, Sarasota County has been a stronghold for the Republican Party. It was one of the first parts of Florida to begin to favor the Republicans over the Democrats. The last Democratic presidential candidate to carry the county was
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. The closest any Democratic candidate has come since was
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in
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, who lost in the county by just 211 votes. The Republican edge has narrowed somewhat since the 1990s, however; Democrats have managed at least 40 percent of the vote in every election since 1996. Yet the county has seen trends towards the Republican party, alongside the rest of Florida, since 2020, with
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's 2024 victory in the county being the best performance by a Republican since 1988. Republicans have historically dominated the county commission and all but two countywide elected positions. Democratic strength is concentrated in Sarasota, which has an all-Democratic city commission.


Public safety

Aside from the typical law enforcement and fire departments, Sarasota County also utilizes an Emergency Management agency. The agency's main area of focus is disaster preparedness and response. The agency is responsible for what are called Community Emergency Response Teams as well as the county emergency evacuation shelters.


Fire/EMS

The Sarasota County Fire Department (SCFD) provides fire services to the City of Sarasota and all unincorporated areas of the county with the exception of areas covered by the Nokomis and Englewood fire districts. Additionally, SCFD provides EMS service to the City of Sarasota, all unincorporated areas of the county (including areas covered by the Nokomis and Englewood fire districts) plus the city of Venice.


Law enforcement

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office (SSO) is the county's primary law enforcement agency. It is responsible for patrolling the unincorporated areas of the county along with operating the county's jail and providing courtroom security. SSO also operates the county's primary 911 center. The cities of Sarasota, North Port, and Venice along with the Town of Longboat Key each have their own police departments. The
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is responsible for patrolling
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maintained roads in the county ( Florida State Highway System) and investigating motor vehicle accidents that occur in unincorporated areas. Three specialist law enforcement agencies have jurisdiction in the county: the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport Police Department, the New College/ USF Sarasota-Manatee Campus Police Department, the Seminole Gulf Railway (SGLR) Police Department and the Sarasota County Schools Police Department. Each agency, except for the SCS Police Department, has jurisdiction in neighboring Manatee County as well, as each agency's properties extend into that county.


Voter registration

All voter information is and provided by Florida Department of Elections:


Party statistics


Government officials


United States Senate


United States House of Representatives


Florida State Senate


Florida House of Representatives


Sarasota County Commission

The Board of County Commissioners include the following:


Sarasota County School Board

The School Board members include the following:


Transportation


Airports

* Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport, in Manatee County (runway), Sarasota County (terminal), and Sarasota. * Venice Municipal Airport, a general aviation airport in
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. * Hidden River Airport, a private airport in the eastern part of the county. * Buchan Airport, in Englewood.


Major highways and state roads

*
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– north–south limited-access
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, and has ten interchanges within Sarasota County. A major north–south highway in Sarasota County. It is a high-speed connection with other cities such as
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and
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. In Venice, Interstate 75 turns east, passing through North Port, before again turning south to cross Charlotte Harbor. * U.S. Highway 41 – The main north–south road through the county is known as Tamiami Trail. It was created in the 1920s to connect Tampa with Miami, hence the contracted name. * U.S. Highway 301 – This highway begins in the city of Sarasota with an intersection at US-41 just south of Downtown Sarasota, and runs north–south through the county. * State Road 72 – Stickney Point Road and Clark Road * State Road 681 – Venice Connector, this road was formerly the southern terminus of Interstate 75 in the early 1980s * State Road 758 – Midnight Pass Road, Higel Avenue, Siesta Drive, South Osprey Avenue, Bee Ridge Road * State Road 776 – Englewood Road/North Indiana Avenue * State Road 777 – River Road from US-41 to I-75 * State Road 789 – Begins at an intersection with US-41 at the Sarasota Bayfront, going west across the Ringling Bridge, connecting to St. Armands Key, before turning north and becoming Gulf of Mexico Drive on Longboat Key, Florida * State Road 780 – Fruitville Road


Public transportation

* Sarasota County Area Transit (SCAT) provides public transportation for Sarasota County, Florida. SCAT is operated by Sarasota County. It maintains 19 fixed-line bus routes plus a dial-a-ride paratransit service (SCAT Plus).


Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 434,006 people, 189,228 households, and 117,532 families residing in the county. 3.5% of that population was under the age of 5 years old, 14.0% was under 18 years old, and 37.4% was 65 years or older. 52.4% was female. The median household income was $64,644 with a per capita income of $44,402. 8.7% of population below the poverty threshold. The median value of owner-occupied housing-units between 2016 and 2020 was $269,300 and the median gross rent was $1,342. There were 41,215 veterans living in the county. 12.2% of the population was foreign born. 93.2% of the population that was 25 years or older had completed a high school education, and 36.4% of those 25 years or older had a bachelor's degree or higher. , according to the Association of Religion Data Archives (ARDA), the percentage of religious affiliations in Sarasota County were:


Economy


Top private employers

, the top private employers for Sarasota County are as follows: # Sarasota Memorial Health Care System (healthcare, actually a public entity) # PGT Innovations (manufacturing) # Sun Hydraulics (manufacturing) # HCA Florida Sarasota Doctors Hospital (healthcare) # The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company (hospitality) # Ringling College of Art and Design (private higher education) # FCCI Insurance (commercial insurance) #
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(wired telecommunications) # Gettel Automotive (new/used car dealership) # Pope Properties (golf courses and country clubs)


Top public and private employers

, the top employees for Sarasota County, including
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jobs, are as follows: # School Board of Sarasota County (4,563) # Sarasota Memorial Hospital (4,244) # Sarasota County Government (3,533) # Publix Supermarkets (2,793) # PGT Industries (2,079)


Sports and recreation

Sarasota County is home to Ed Smith Stadium, where the
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currently have spring training. The Orioles also have minor league facilities at Twin Lakes Park. In January 2017, the Braves announced a formal agreement to move their Spring Training home to North Port. CoolToday Park opened on March 24, 2019. Sarasota County is home to the Sarasota Paradise, a soccer team established in 2023, competing in
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. The team played its first two seasons at Cleland Stadium at Ihrig Field at Sarasota High. In its 2024 Season the Sarasota Paradise took home a Division championship and qualified for playoffs for the first time in the team's history on July 15th, 2024. The City of Sarasota recognized August 19th, 2024 as Sarasota Paradise Day to commemorate the achievement. Sarasota County is also home to
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. The facility has played host to the 2017 World Rowing Championships and subsequent World Rowing events in 2018 and 2019. It has also been the host of the 2016 Olympic Time Trials - Rowing and will host the delayed 2020 Olympic rowing time trials. NBP has also been the site of multiple NCAA national rowing championship regattas, the USRowing Youth National Championships, and other rowing regattas and dragon boat festivals since 2011. The park will host the 2021 U.S. Dragon Boat Federation National Championships and the 2022 International Dragon Boat Federation Club Crew World Championships, after holding the 2014 International Breast Cancer Paddlers Commission world regatta. Nathan Benderson Park is also the site of Olympic qualifying events in triathlon and paratriathlon, with several ITU Triathlon World Cup and Americas Triathlon Cup events over the years. Numerous community running and walking events, music and food festivals and other community events are held in the park, including the annual NBP Fireworks On The Lake, held every July 3, and NBP Trick Or Treat On The Lake, held the last week of October.


Education


Primary and secondary education

* Sarasota County Public Schools – public K–12 School district serving all of Sarasota County


Higher education

*
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– public liberal arts college. Honors college of the state of Florida * Ringling College of Art and Design – private, 4-year, not-for-profit, fully accredited college with concentrations in art and design *
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– South Venice Campus of SCF *
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– branch campus of USF * Florida State University College of Medicine – branch campus for 3rd/4th Year Medical Students and PA Students in Clinical Years


Museums and libraries

Library branches: * Betty J. Johnson North Sarasota Public Library * Elsie Quirk Public Library * Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Public Library * Fruitville Public Library * Gulf Gate Public Library * Jacaranda Library * North Port Public Library * Osprey Public Library at the Historic Spanish Point * Selby Public Library * Shannon Staub Library * William H. Jervey, Jr. Venice Public Library Sarasota County residents may obtain library cards for free and valid library cards may be used to check out materials at all ten Sarasota County libraries. Manatee and Charlotte County residents, as well as library users from any of the Tampa Bay Library Consortium libraries may register as reciprocal borrowers and check out materials in Sarasota County. Non-resident cards are available for purchase and offer the same privileges as resident cards. The library system provides a variety of services which include adult, teen and children's materials. Computers for public use are available at all ten Sarasota County Libraries and free wireless access in the libraries is provided by the Sarasota County Government. The library system has licensing to
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, Hoopla and Freegal Music. On April 27, 2022, Sarasota County Libraries migrated all digital content to from Overdrive to CloudLibrary to provide a fuller, more streamlined digital collection and discontinued using Overdrive. Ask a Librarian, the on-line Florida librarian reference system is available through the Sarasota County Public Library System. Sarasota County residents have access to the Pinellas Talking Book Library as well as a Books-by-Mail service. The Selby Public Library has been a selective depository in the
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and receives almost 50% of the government publications distributed through the program. Additionally, the Sarasota County Library System is an organization member of the Florida Library Association. The
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program was introduced to Sarasota County in 2014 as the result of a collaborative effort between the Libraries and Historical Resources department, th
Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources
department and th
UF/IFAS Sarasota County Extension and Sustainability
department. Th
Sarasota County Little Free Libraries
have been placed at thirteen different county parks and recreation centers.


History

The first library, which was established in 1907 by the Sarasota Town Improvement Society. County libraries have been established in response to community demands and needs. The first libraries were autonomous with the Head Librarians reporting directly to the County Administrator. Sarasota Public Library was managed by Betty Service, the Englewood library by Harriet Ives, and Venice by Jean McGuire. Joan Hopkins directed and coordinated library services for the rapidly growing population. She directed the establishment of Gulf Gate Public Library, North Port Public Library, Frances T. Bourne Jacaranda Public Library and the new downtown Sarasota library, and laid the groundwork for building future libraries in the county. In November 2023, the Sarasota County Board of Commissioners voted to cease the Sarasota County library system's membership with the
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and the Florida Library Association, referencing concern over Marxist influences and that the associations' were "acting like political action committees."


Local media


Newspapers

* ''North Port Sun'' – an edition of the Charlotte Sun newspapers * '' Sarasota Herald Tribune'' – primarily serves Sarasota County for news, but also serves
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, Charlotte and DeSoto counties. Circulation is 110,817 daily and 132,185 on Sunday (2005 averages) Also operates an online news portal, HeraldTribune.com * ''Scene Magazine'', a civic, business and social publication serving Sarasota and
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counties. * Observer Media Group newspapers: '' East County Observer'', '' Longboat Observer'', '' Sarasota Observer'', '' Siesta Key Observer'' * ''The Sarasota News Leader'' – online weekly news * ''Venice Gondolier Sun'' * ''Bradenton'' magazine * ''SRQ'' magazine * ''Sarasota Scene'' magazine


Television

Sarasota County is part of the Tampa/St. Petersburg/Sarasota DMA, however the following stations have facilities located in the county: * WWSB – a local ABC affiliate based in Sarasota, which serves as the primary ABC affiliate for Sarasota County and a Secondary ABC affiliate for the rest of the Tampa/St. Petersburg/Sarasota DMA * WSNN-LD – local twenty-four-hour news station based in Sarasota * Various government and local access channels. Access 19 (Local Government channel), Education Channel (School Board) and BLAB TV (local programming) Television stations serving all or part of Sarasota County but located in
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include: * WTVT - the local Fox affiliate based in Tampa * WFLA - the local
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affiliate based in Tampa *
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- the local CBS affiliate based in St. Petersburg * WFTS - the primary ABC affiliate for the Tampa/St. Petersburg/Sarasota DMA, based in St. Petersburg


Radio

* WCTQ – (92.1 and 103.1 Country) * WSLR-LP – (96.5 Community Radio) * WSDV - (103.9 Top-40)


Communities


Cities

* North Port * Sarasota *
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Town

* Longboat Key (part)


Census-designated places

* Bee Ridge * Desoto Acres * Desoto Lakes * Fruitville * Gulf Gate Estates * Kensington Park * Lake Sarasota * Lakewood Ranch (part) * Laurel * Nokomis * North Sarasota * Old Miakka *
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* Palmer Ranch *
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*
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* Ridge Wood Heights * Sarasota Springs *
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* South Gate Ridge * South Sarasota * South Venice * Southgate * The Meadows * Vamo * Venice Gardens * Warm Mineral Springs


Other unincorporated communities

* Manasota Key * Wellen Park * Woodmere


See also

*
National Register of Historic Places listings in Sarasota County, Florida __NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sarasota County, Florida. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Sarasota County, Fl ...
* Sarasota National Cemetery


Notes


References

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