North Port, Florida
North Port, Florida | |
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North Port Public Library | |
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| Etymology: Shortened form of North Port Charlotte | |
| Motto: "Achieve Anything" | |
Location in Sarasota County, Florida | |
North Port Location within Florida North Port Location within the United States | |
| Coordinates: 27°03′58″N 82°11′19″W / 27.06611°N 82.18861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Sarasota |
| Incorporated (City of North Port Charlotte) | June 18, 1959 |
| Reincorporated (City of North Port) | 1974 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-Manager |
| Area | |
• City | 104.21 sq mi (269.91 km2) |
| • Land | 99.38 sq mi (257.39 km2) |
| • Water | 4.83 sq mi (12.52 km2) 4.40% |
| Elevation | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 74,793 |
| • Density | 752.6/sq mi (290.58/km2) |
| • Urban (Port Charlotte–North Port, FL) | 199,998 (US: 194th) |
| • Urban density | 1,484.8/sq mi (573.3/km2) |
| • Metro | 859,760 (US: 70th) |
| • CSA | 1,089,011 (US: 56th) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 34286-34291, 34293 |
| Area codes | 941 |
| FIPS code | 12-49675 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2404398 |
| Website | northportfl |
North Port is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 74,793 at the 2020 census. It is a principal city in the Sarasota metropolitan area.
It was originally developed by General Development Corporation (GDC) as the northern Sarasota County portion of its Port Charlotte development, the other portion located in the adjacent Charlotte County. GDC dubbed the city, "North Port Charlotte", and it was incorporated under that name through a special act of the Florida Legislature on June 18, 1959. By referendum in 1974, the city's residents approved a change to its name as "North Port", dropping "Charlotte" from its name to proclaim the city as a separate identity. It is home to the Little Salt Spring, an archaeological and paleontological site owned by the University of Miami.
North Port includes Wellen Park, a master-planned community of over 7,000 acres with shopping, restaurants, distinct neighborhoods, and a vibrant downtown.