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Sarasota County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2010 census, the population was 379,448. Its county seat is Sarasota, and its largest city is North Port. A majority (over 60%) of Sarasota County's residents live in unincorporated areas outside of its four municipalities.
Sarasota County is included in the North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Sarasota County was created in 1921. After acquisition by the United States as a territory and once Florida obtained state status, the area now included in the county had been governed by Hillsborough County, then Manatee County as the state was divided into smaller and smaller governmental organizations. Manatee County was carved up to allow the creation of three more counties as well.
Although the name was associated with the area from the beginning of European contacts the origin of the name, Sarasota, is unknown. Some believe a fanciful story created for a popular early twentieth-century pageant held in Sarasota, that it was named after the daughter of famous explorer Hernando de Soto's daughter Sara.
Sarasota (/ˌsærəˈsoʊtə/) is a city located in Sarasota County on the southwestern coast of the U.S. state of Florida. The area is renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, connections to the Ringling family, and the Sarasota School of Architecture. The city is located in the southern end of the Tampa Bay Area, north of Fort Myers and Punta Gorda. Its current official limits include Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, in 2013 Sarasota had a population of 53,326. In 1986 it became designated as a certified local government. Sarasota is a principal city of the Sarasota metropolitan area, and is the seat of Sarasota County.
The islands separating Sarasota Bay from the gulf near the city, known as keys, include Lido Key and Siesta Key, which are famous worldwide for the quality of their sandy beaches. The keys that are included in the boundary of Sarasota are Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Otter Key, Coon Key, Bird Key, and portions of Siesta Key. Previously, Siesta Key was named Sarasota Key. At one time, it and all of Longboat Key were considered part of Sarasota and confusing contemporaneous references may be found discussing them.
A county, abbreviated Cnty. (US) or Co. (UK and Ireland), is a geographical region of a country used for administrative or other purposes, in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French conté or cunté denoting a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count (earl) or a viscount. The modern French is comté, and its equivalents in other languages are contea, contado, comtat, condado, Grafschaft, graafschap, Gau, etc. (cf. conte, comte, conde, Graf).
When the Normans conquered England, they brought the term with them. The Saxons had already established the districts that became the historic counties of England, calling them shires (many county names derive from the name of the county town with the word "shire" added on: for example, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire). The Vikings introduced the term earl (from Old Norse, jarl) to the British Isles. Thus, "earl" and "earldom" were taken as equivalent to the continental use of "count" and "county". So the later-imported term became a synonym for the native English word scir ([ʃiːr]) or, in Modern English, shire. Since a shire was an administrative division of the kingdom, the term "county" evolved to designate an administrative division of national government in most modern uses.
Sarasota County is rich with beautiful beaches. Enjoy footage from each of the islands that speckle this Gulf Coast destination
The "it" place to be of the sunshine state, Sarasota County is a Gulf Coast of Mexico jewel and a must-visit destination for its beaches, arts and culture and fine dining. Check out this one minute video of the destinatoin
Sarasota County School District has been a long-time fan of Surface – having deployed Surface RT, and Surface 2 throughout schools in the district. Now, they are adopting Surface 3 for their freshman and sophomore class at Suncoast Polytechnic High School and in other schools across the district.
TOP 5 BEST BEACHES IN SARASOTA COUNTY FLORIDA These are my favorite and most often visited top 5 best beaches where you will find us enjoying the Gulf of Mexico, swimming, making YouTube videos, taking photos for Instagram and Fine Arts America, playing in the sand or just taking a walk with our children. If you ever get a chance to visit southwest Florida, Sarasota County has several beautiful beaches as does the rest of Florida. I forgot to mention Venice Beach. This beach is wonderful to find many types of seashells to collect, paint or to make necklaces out of. The address for Venice Beach is 101 The Esplande, VEnice Florida. Enjoy! Music Credit: CCmusic Dark Tv - JazZ Band #15(2015) by CCmusic https://soundcloud.com/ccmusic-7/ccmusic-dark-tv-jazz-band-152015 Shop 24/7 on our Amazon...
Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources is now offering "Camp All Grown Up!", the first summer camp aimed strictly at adults.
Wesołe miasteczko w Sarasocie, film nagrany 13 marca 2015 roku.
Kristen Bury found dead in Sarasota County jail ◂ The ABC Action News app brings you the latest trusted news and information. ABC Action News is Taking Action For You with leading local news coverage, "Certified Most Accurate" weather forecasts, and award-winning I-Team investigations. ABC Action News, WFTS, covers local news in Tampa Bay and Florida. iPhone: http://bit.ly/http://bit.ly/iOS-wfts Android: http://bit.ly/abcaction-android
An Osprey woman is facing several felony charges after sheriff’s deputies say she threatened a group of teenagers and young adults with a rifle.
Sarasota County is rich with beautiful beaches. Enjoy footage from each of the islands that speckle this Gulf Coast destination
The "it" place to be of the sunshine state, Sarasota County is a Gulf Coast of Mexico jewel and a must-visit destination for its beaches, arts and culture and fine dining. Check out this one minute video of the destinatoin
Sarasota County School District has been a long-time fan of Surface – having deployed Surface RT, and Surface 2 throughout schools in the district. Now, they are adopting Surface 3 for their freshman and sophomore class at Suncoast Polytechnic High School and in other schools across the district.
TOP 5 BEST BEACHES IN SARASOTA COUNTY FLORIDA These are my favorite and most often visited top 5 best beaches where you will find us enjoying the Gulf of Mexico, swimming, making YouTube videos, taking photos for Instagram and Fine Arts America, playing in the sand or just taking a walk with our children. If you ever get a chance to visit southwest Florida, Sarasota County has several beautiful beaches as does the rest of Florida. I forgot to mention Venice Beach. This beach is wonderful to find many types of seashells to collect, paint or to make necklaces out of. The address for Venice Beach is 101 The Esplande, VEnice Florida. Enjoy! Music Credit: CCmusic Dark Tv - JazZ Band #15(2015) by CCmusic https://soundcloud.com/ccmusic-7/ccmusic-dark-tv-jazz-band-152015 Shop 24/7 on our Amazon...
Sarasota County Parks, Recreation and Natural Resources is now offering "Camp All Grown Up!", the first summer camp aimed strictly at adults.
Wesołe miasteczko w Sarasocie, film nagrany 13 marca 2015 roku.
Kristen Bury found dead in Sarasota County jail ◂ The ABC Action News app brings you the latest trusted news and information. ABC Action News is Taking Action For You with leading local news coverage, "Certified Most Accurate" weather forecasts, and award-winning I-Team investigations. ABC Action News, WFTS, covers local news in Tampa Bay and Florida. iPhone: http://bit.ly/http://bit.ly/iOS-wfts Android: http://bit.ly/abcaction-android
An Osprey woman is facing several felony charges after sheriff’s deputies say she threatened a group of teenagers and young adults with a rifle.
A worker was safely rescued from a dangling scaffolding in Sarasota County on Monday afternoon.
Sarasota County, located on the Gulf coast of Florida, is a premiere community that features arts, culture, manufacturing, fine dining, professional sports, eco-tourism and the best beaches in the United States. Approximately 396,000 residents live within the county's unincorporated area and four municipalities, the cities of Sarasota, North Port and Venice, and the town of Longboat Key. Sarasota County government works closely with these municipalities as well as nonprofit organizations, volunteers and others to provide a superior level of service to its residents, businesses and visitors. For more information, visit www.scgov.net or call the Sarasota County Contact Center at (941) 861-5000.
This is Frankie S. Abbruzzino with The Scoop News. I am live at the Law Enforcement Memorial in Venice, FL. The events are slated to begin at 10am Eastern and LEO's from thoughout Sarasota County Government are present. It is is shaky in the beginning because I was not ready for them to start and I was trying to get the phone on the tripod. Sorry. The video starts with the bag pipes, then there is about 10 minutes of pointing at the chiefs, which you may want fast forward through. Representatived were: Congressman Francis Rooney, City Manager for Venice, Florida Municipal Government, Sheriiff Knight from Sarasota County (FL) Sheriff's Office, Chief DiPino from Sarasota Police Department, Chief Matmueller from Venice Police Department, Chief Vespa from North Port Police Department, t...
Sarasota County, located on the Gulfcoast of Florida, is a premiere community that features arts, culture, manufacturing, fine dining, professional sports, eco-tourism and the best beaches in the United States. . Approximately 386,000 residents live within the county's unincorporated area and four municipalities, the cities of Sarasota, North Port and Venice, and the town of Longboat Key. Sarasota County government works closely with these municipalities as well as nonprofit organizations, volunteers and others to provide a superior level of service to its residents, businesses and visitors.
5210 in Sarasota County Schools is the second episode in the "Get To Know 5210" series. This episode hosted by Healthy Sarasota County's Ro Mohamed features 5210 Staff and Student Programs in Sarasota County Schools. Guests: Adriel Zahniser and Dan Washmuth -- Food & Nutrition Services, SCS Suzanne Dubose -- Employee Wellness Coordinator, SCS Ginger Godley RN and SHS student Dexter Hurley Pine View School's campus wide initiative and 5K/2.10 Fun Run Assist. Principal Lisa Wheatley and Amanda Simon, Wellness Champion
Amos 5:10 They hate him that rebuketh in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.
For those who couldn't make it to the Staff Day, here is the panel of professionals with: Tom Tryon - Opinion Editor for the Sarasota Herald Tribune, Janet Coats - Founder & CEO of Coats2Coats, , and R. David Lankes, Director & Professor, University of South Carolina, School of Library and Information Science.