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Venice, Florida

Venice, Florida
Venice's Beachfront from Humphris Park
Venice's Beachfront from Humphris Park
Official seal of Venice, Florida
Nickname: 
Shark Tooth Capital of the World[1]
Motto: 
"City on the Gulf"[2]
Location in Sarasota County and the state of Florida
Location in Sarasota County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°6′N 82°26′W / 27.100°N 82.433°W / 27.100; -82.433
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountySarasota
Settled
  • Horse and Chaise – c. 1870s[3]
  • Venice – 1888
Incorporated
  • Town – July 1, 1926[4]
  • City – May 9, 1927
Named forVenice, Italy
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorNick Pachota
 • Vice mayorJim Boldt
Area
 • City17.78 sq mi (46.05 km2)
 • Land16.13 sq mi (41.77 km2)
 • Water1.65 sq mi (4.28 km2)
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • City25,463
 • Estimate 
(2022)
27,272
 • Density1,578.71/sq mi (609.54/km2)
 • Metro
833,716 (US: 71st)
 • Metro density542.0/sq mi (209.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
34284–34287, 34290–34293
Area code941
FIPS code12–73900[6]
GNIS feature ID0292749[7]
Websitevenicegov.com

Venice is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The city includes what locals call "Venice Island", a portion of the mainland that is accessed via bridges over the artificially created Intracoastal Waterway. The city is located in Southwest Florida.[8] As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 25,463,[9] up from 20,748 at the 2010 Census.[10] Venice is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

  1. ^ "Authentic Florida: Venice, "Shark Tooth Capital of the World"". Visit Sarasota. Retrieved April 10, 2018.
  2. ^ "Official Website of City of Venice, Florida". Official Website of City of Venice, Florida. Retrieved September 19, 2012.
  3. ^ "Venice Florida, United States". Britannica.
  4. ^ "Mayor History". www.venicegov.com.
  5. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  8. ^ "Map of Southwest Florida".
  9. ^ US Census Bureau (September 24, 2021). "QuickFacts - Venice city, Florida". US Census Bureau - Quick Facts. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  10. ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Venice city, Florida". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2018.

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