Venice, Florida

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The coastal city of Venice is located in Sarasota County.

Venice is near sea level^<1>.

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

Communities that are also named Venice can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Venice had a population of 17,764 people^<2> (or 5.43% of the total population of Sarasota County). The population of Venice represented 0.11% of the total of Florida, making it the state's 96th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Venice had a population of 20,946 people. This is an increase of 17.91% 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 Venice.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Englewood	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Gulf Gate Estates	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	North Port	E	13 mi [20.92 km]	54,907	140.85% increase
	Osprey	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	---
	Plantation	SE	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Sarasota	NW	17 mi [27.36 km]	52,340	0.71% decrease

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

Websites for Venice

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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) Venice. 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.

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