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Manatee CountyManatee County is in Southwestern Florida and encompasses 741 square miles. The municipalities in Manatee County are Anna Maria, Bradenton, Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach, Longboat Key and Palmetto. The County has a year round population of 270,771 residents.
Recreational Highlights of Manatee County include: Boating, Kayaking, 66 Tennis Courts, 58 Golf Courses, 25 Racquetball Courts, 30 Marinas and 50 city and County Parks.
Historical Points of Interest include: DeSoto National Memorial; Gamble Plantation; Manatee Village Historical Park; Ringling Mansion & Art Museum and the South Florida Museum & Bishop Planetarium.
Cultural Events and Festivals: the Florida Heritage Festival; Florida West Coast Symphony; Green Bridge Arts Festival; Medieval Fair and Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall.
From Bradenton, the county seat, driving distance is: Tallahassee 230 miles; Orlando 103 miles; Tampa 33 miles; Jacksonville 201 miles and Miami 190 miles.
Manatee County is linked to the Interstate system and is accessible from I-75, I-275, US-41 and US-301. The nearest airport with scheduled commercial airline service is the Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport with 2 runways the longest is 7,001 feet. The nearest deep water port is Port Manatee, 4 miles away.
With a labor force of 128,044 the major private sector employer in Manatee County is Tropicana Products with 3,200 employees. The Ringling School of Art & Design, Keiser College, University of Sarasota, University of South Florida, New College and Manatee Community College serve post-secondary education in Manatee County.
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Manatee County Inquiry:
| Q. | I read in nicolodean magazine that there is a great family oriented place to stay there however, I cant remember where? can you please advise. thanks Best Regards, Kathy | | A. | We admit, we were stumped by your inquiry. We thought you might be talking about the Nickelodeon Family Suites by Holiday Inn (formerly the Holiday Inn Family Suites Resort) in Lake Buena Vista, a neighbor to Orlando (866.GO2.NICK). We contacted Monica Luff of the Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau (941.729.9177). They did not know which "family friendly" hotel in Bradenton, Nickelodeon featured. Monica did want you to know Bradenton is known as a family-friendly area and would gladly mail you a visitor's guide for FLORIDA'S GULF ISLANDS OF ANNA MARIA & LONGBOAT KEY (the Bradenton Area). Nickelodeon Magazine was no assistance either, so we will keep looking – in the meanwhile, maybe another FloridaView visitor might have an answer for your “unsolved” query.
| | Q. | Hi, I was wondering how many tourist on average there were in Manatee county?
thank you so much | | A. | In a report prepared for the Manatee County Tourism Development Council, there were there were 2,365,000 visitors to Manatee County in 2002. Of this number 810,000 stayed in paid accommodations and 1,555,000 stayed with friends and relatives, in owned timeshares, condos or winter homes.
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