Sarasota, Florida
Appearance
Sarasota, Florida | |
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![]() Skyline of Sarasota from Bird Key in 2018 | |
Nickname(s): Paradise,[1] SRQ | |
Motto: "Where Urban Amenities Meet Small-Town Living"[2] | |
![]() Location in Sarasota County and the U.S. state of Florida | |
Coordinates: 27°20′14″N 82°32′7″W / 27.33722°N 82.53528°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Sarasota |
Zarazote | 1539 |
Fort Armistead | 1840 |
Sara Sota | 1842 |
Sarasota | 1902 |
Government | |
• Type | Commission–manager government |
Area | |
• City | 24.08 sq mi (62.38 km2) |
• Land | 14.70 sq mi (38.07 km2) |
• Water | 9.39 sq mi (24.31 km2) 42.58% |
Elevation | 16 ft (7 m) |
Population | |
• City | 54,842 |
• Density | 3,731.51/sq mi (1,440.74/km2) |
• Urban | 779,075 (US: 57th) |
• Urban density | 1,927.1/sq mi (744.0/km2) |
• Metro | 833,716 (US: 71st) |
• Metro density | 542.0/sq mi (209.3/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 34230–34243, 34249, 34260, 34276-34277 |
Area code | 941 |
FIPS code | 12-64175[7] |
GNIS feature ID | 0290675[8] |
Website | www |
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Sarasota is a city on the West coast of Florida, in the United States. It is the place where the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has its home. In 2020, 54,842 people lived there (US. Census 2020).[6] Many famous people have lived in the city, such as: Tom Cruise (actor), Brian Johnson (band singer), and Paul Reubens (the actor, "Pee-wee Herman").
Twin towns
[change | change source]References
[change | change source]- ↑ LaHurd, Jeff (1995). Come on Down! : Pitching Paradise During the Roaring 20s. Sarasota Alliance for Historic Preservation. ISBN 978-1-888438-00-0.
- ↑ "Utilies Master Plan". City of Sarasota. p. 3. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
- ↑ "City Commission". City of Sarasota. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
- ↑ "Sarasota, United States Page". Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "QuickFacts: Sarasota city, Florida". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ↑ "Sarasota, Florida". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved October 12, 2021.
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