Holmes Beach, Florida

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The coastal city of Holmes Beach^<1> is located in Manatee County.

Typical abbreviation for Holmes Beach: Holmes Bch.

Time Zone: Holmes Beach 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 Holmes Beach, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, Holmes Beach had a population of 4,966 people^<2> (or 1.87% of the total population of Manatee County).

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Holmes Beach had a population of 5,017 people. This is an increase of 1.03% 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 Holmes Beach.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bradenton	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	53,513	8.1% increase
	Gulfport	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	12,327	1.6% decrease
	Longboat Key	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	7,309	3.87% decrease
	Palmetto	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	14,284	13.63% increase
	Saint Pete Beach	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	9,927	---
	Saint Petersburg	N	17 mi [27.36 km]	245,314	1.18% decrease

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

Websites for Holmes Beach

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be 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) Holmes Beach. 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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