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Bradenton is a
city in
Manatee County,
Florida,
United States. The
U.S. Census Bureau estimated the
city's 2006 population at 53,986. Bradenton is the largest Principal
City of the
Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, Florida Metropolitan
Statistical Area, which had a 2006 estimated population of
682833. It is the
county seat of
Manatee County. Bradenton is
pronounced BRAY-din-tin. Bradenton is located at
27°29′18″N,
82°34′40″W (27.488217, -82.577743).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city
has a total area of 14.44 square miles (37.4 kmē). 12.11 square miles
(31.4 kmē) of it is land and 2.33 square miles (6.0 kmē) of it
(16.14%) is water.
Information courtesy of
Wikipedia.org.
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