Bradenton and Manatee Information

educational resources.  Manatee county offers a wide diversity of home choices.  Gulf Front, boating, golf course, country club, single family, condominiums as well of lots of other choices in finding the perfect home makes Manatee county a great place to live.  Some of the more popular communities in Manatee county are Terra Ceia Bay which is in Palmetto, University Park which offers the high life county club style living, plenty of newer communities can be found in NorthWest Bradenton, plenty of gorgeous historical homes along the Manatee river and of course the beach cities that can be found on Anna Maria Island;  Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach and Anna Maria City.  One additional community that needs mentioning is Lakewood Ranch.  Lakewood Ranch is an award winning Master planned 8500 acre community that has successfully incorporated both commercial and residential development.  Seven villages have been developed to combine recreational facilities, restaurants, arts and educational establishments.

Estimates on the population of the Manatee County are as follows:
1995          -     233,000
2000          -     264,000
2005          -     300,000
2008          -     330,000
2013          -     370,000  (Estimated)

Population by City  (2008 Estimates)
Anna Maria City     -  1,829
Bradenton                -  53,500
Bradenton Beach  -  1,553
Holmes Beach        -  5,017
Palmetto                  -  14,284
Unincorporated    – 251,000