BRADENTON/MANATEE COUNTY

Manatee County presents a central location between Sarasota and Tampa and was voted the 2nd best mid-sized city to work in.

Manatee County has 150 square miles of coastal shoreline and includes the municipalities of Bradenton, Palmetto and Ellenton as well as the islands of Anna Maria and the northern half of Longboat Key.

Manatee County has an average population of 296,385 with a comforting temperature of 74.8 degrees and typical rainfall of 55.67 inches per year. Bradenton is ideally located approximately 188 miles North of Miami, 102 miles South West of Orlando and 33 miles South of Tampa.