Bradenton, Florida
Bradenton, Florida | |
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Bradenton City Hall | |
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| Motto: "The Friendly City" | |
Interactive map of Bradenton, Florida | |
Bradenton Location within Florida Bradenton Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 27°29′46″N 82°34′38″W / 27.49611°N 82.57722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Manatee |
| Settled | January 1842 |
| Incorporated (city) | May 19, 1903 |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–Council |
| • Mayor | Gene Brown |
| • Vice Mayor | Marianne Barnebey |
| • Councilors | Jayne Kocher, Josh Cramer, Lisa Gonzalez Moore, and Pam Coachman |
| • City Administrator | Rob Perry |
| • City Clerk | Tamara Melton |
| Area | |
• City | 17.50 sq mi (45.32 km2) |
| • Land | 14.34 sq mi (37.13 km2) |
| • Water | 3.16 sq mi (8.19 km2) 16.14% |
| Elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 55,698 |
| • Density | 3,885/sq mi (1,500/km2) |
| • Urban | 779,075 (US: 57th) |
| • Urban density | 1,930/sq mi (744/km2) |
| • Metro | 859,760 (US: 70th) |
| Time zone | UTC-5:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 34201–34212, 34280–34282 |
| Area code | 941 |
| FIPS code | 12-07950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2403907 |
| Website | cityofbradenton |
Bradenton (/ˈbreɪdəntən/ ⓘ BRAY-dən-tən) is a city in and the county seat of Manatee County, Florida, United States. Its population was 55,698 at the 2020 census. It is a principal city in the Sarasota metropolitan area.
Downtown Bradenton is along the Manatee River and includes the Bradenton Riverwalk and Bishop Museum of Science and Nature. To the south of Bradenton is Sarasota; beach communities on Anna Maria Island are to its west, and the Manatee River and Palmetto are to its north.