Bradenton, Florida

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The coastal city of Bradenton is located in Manatee County and is the county seat.

Bradenton is near sea level^<1>.

Time Zone: Bradenton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of Bradenton, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Bradenton had a population of 49,504 people^<2> (or 18.63% of the total population of Manatee County). The population of Bradenton represented 0.31% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 39th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Bradenton had a population of 53,513 people. This is an increase of 8.1% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Bradenton.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anna Maria	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,829	0.83% increase
	Bayshore Gardens	S	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Bradenton Beach	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,553	4.79% increase
	Gulfport	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	12,327	1.6% decrease
	Holmes Beach	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	5,017	1.03% increase
	Longboat Key	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	7,309	3.87% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Bradenton.

Websites for Bradenton

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The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<4>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Bradenton. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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