Sarasota, Florida

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

Sarasota is near sea level^<1>.

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

At the time of the 2000 Census, Sarasota had a population of 52,715 people^<2> (or 16.12% of the total population of Sarasota County). The population of Sarasota represented 0.33% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 38th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Sarasota had a population of 52,340 people. This is a decrease of 0.71% 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 Sarasota.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anna Maria	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	1,829	0.83% increase
	Bradenton Beach	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,553	4.79% increase
	Bradenton	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	53,513	8.1% increase
	Desoto Lakes	NE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Holmes Beach	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	5,017	1.03% increase
	Longboat Key	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	7,309	3.87% decrease

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

Websites for Sarasota

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The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<4>

Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned 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) Sarasota. 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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