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Location in Manatee County and the U.S.
County Manatee Bradenton / bre d nt n/ bray-den-ton is a town/city in Manatee County, Florida, United States.
Enumeration Bureau estimated the city's 2016 populace to be 54,437. Bradenton is a principal town/city of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2007 estimated populace of 682,833. It is the county seat. The region that would turn into Bradenton (originally spelled "Bradentown") was explored in 1539 by the Spanish amid the famous expedition led by Hernando De Soto.
Bradenton was established in 1842. The initial town of Bradentown was incorporated in 1903. The town/city took the name of Dr.
The current town/city of Bradenton was formed in 1943, when the Florida council consolidated the metros/cities of Manatee (incorporated in 1888) and Bradentown. Historic properties in Bradenton include: Braden Castle Park Historic District, off Manatee Avenue and 27th St East Bradenton Bank and Trust Company Building, 1925, now the Professional Building, 1023 Manatee Avenue, West, Manatee County Courthouse, 1913, 1115 Manatee Avenue, West Old Manatee County Courthouse, 1860, 1404 Manatee Avenue, East According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, Bradenton has a total region of 14.44 square miles (37.4 km2), of which 12.11 square miles (31.4 km2) is territory and 2.33 square miles (6.0 km2) (16.14%) is water.
Bradenton is positioned on US 41 between Tampa and Sarasota.
Bordered on the north by the Manatee River, Bradenton is positioned on the mainland and is separated from the outer barrier islands of Anna Maria Island and Longboat Key by the Intracoastal Waterway.
Downtown Bradenton is positioned in the northwest region of the city.
Home to many of Bradenton's offices and government buildings, the tallest is the Bradenton Financial Center, 12 stories high, with its blue-green windows.
The next tallest is the brand new Manatee County Judicial Center with nine floors, positioned next to the historic courthouse.
Other primary downtown buildings include the Manatee County Government building and the command posts of the School Board of Manatee County.
The easterly side of Bradenton is burgeoning at a rapid rate.
Most of the communities are newer than in West Bradenton.
However the majority of foreclosures in Manatee County have taken place in that region due to the fact that a much higher loss in value happened compared to the areas of West Bradenton which is positioned nearer to the beaches.
Climate data for Bradenton, Florida (1981 2010 normals) In the city, the populace was spread out with 21.6% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 25.4% who were 65 years of age or older.
In 2003, Tropicana's corporate command posts were relocated to Chicago when Pepsi - Co merged their beverage company after the acquisition of Gatorade, but their juice manufacturing facilities remain in Bradenton.
Champs Sports, a nationwide sports-apparel chain, is headquartered in Bradenton, as is department store chain Bealls.
Bradenton has been considerably difficult hit by the United States housing market correction, as reported by CNN, projecting a 24.8% loss in median home values by the third quarter of 2008. Real estate has shown a recovery in 2012, as home prices stabilize and inventory subsides.
Bradenton is served by Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport in close-by Sarasota, Florida and is connected to St.
Manatee County Area Transit (MCAT) buses serve Bradenton along with the cities/communities of Palmetto, Ellenton, Anna Maria, Holmes Beach, Bradenton Beach, Longboat Key, Tallevast and Samoset, with transfers to Sarasota.
Amtrak charter buses run through downtown Bradenton outside the courthouse to Tampa Union Station and Venice.
The City is governed by a City Council with five members, from which is chose the City's Vice Mayor.
The Bradenton Herald is Manatee County's small-town newspaper, presented daily.
The Bradenton Times is Manatee County's small-town online-only newspaper.
Bradenton Patch is Bradenton's small-town online-only paper.
Bradenton is positioned in the Sarasota-Bradenton radio market.
The stations listed below are positioned and/or licensed in Bradenton or Manatee County: WWPR 1490 AM studio and transmitter in Bradenton Bradenton and Manatee County are positioned in the beach town.
WWSB channel 40, the small-town ABC affiliate, is based in Sarasota, but has a transmitter in Parrish, northeast of Bradenton; it is seen on cable channel 7 on most cable systems in the area.
WXPX-TV channel 66, the small-town Ion Television affiliate, is licensed in Bradenton, with its transmitter in Riverview, in Hillsborough County.
Bradenton is home to the Village of the Arts, a renovated neighborhood immediately south of downtown where special zoning laws allow inhabitants to live and work in their homes.
The Manatee Players, who reside at the Manatee Performing Arts Center, have a three-year record of first-place wins inside the Florida Theatre Conference and the Southeastern Theatre Conference competitions.
Located on the Manatee River in downtown Bradenton is the South Florida Museum, Bishop Planetarium and Parker Manatee Aquarium.
The Parker Manatee Aquarium is the permanent home to Manatee County's most famous resident and official mascot, Snooty, the manatee.
He is the earliest manatee in captivity, and likely the earliest manatee in the world. Art - Center Manatee is the center for art and art education in Manatee County.
Building in downtown Bradenton features three arcades, five classrooms, an Artists' Mt shop and an art library featuring over 3,000 art volumes.
The nonprofit organization Realize Bradenton works with the above-listed cultural partners to promote Downtown Bradenton as a destination for the arts.
It also produces affairs in the downtown region with a focus on arts & culture like the annual Bradenton Blues Festival, Art - Slam enhance art festival as well as a several smaller enhance art and music affairs throughout the year. Additionally, the town is the subject of the We The Kings song "This Is Our Town"; they, as well as the band Have Gun, Will Travel originate from Bradenton.
Bradenton is the spring training home of Major League Baseball's Pittsburgh Pirates who play their home games at downtown's LECOM Park.
During the regular baseball season, the stadium is home to the minor league Bradenton Marauders who play in the Florida State League in Class A-Advanced.
Although no other experienced teams call the town/city home, the State College of Florida's Manatees compete in a several sports, and Manatee County high schools produce a several highly competing squads including Manatee High School whose football team was nationally ranked in the 1950s, 1980s, and 1990s and regained their nationwide status in 2009.
Manatee High School has won five football state championships.
The Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy is also positioned in Bradenton. Bradenton is also home to the IMG Soccer Academy, the home of the U.S U-17 Residential soccer program, and the Pendleton School.
Bradenton Marauders minor league baseball team Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine Bradenton Manatee Village Historical Park South Florida Museum, home of Snooty the manatee Tallest Buildings in Bradenton, Florida Manatee County, Florida "City of Bradenton website".
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