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Manatee County, Florida

Year	Population
1860	854
1870	1,931
1880	3,544
1890	2,895
1900	4,663
1910	9,550
1920	18,712
1930	22,502
1940	26,098
1950	34,704
1960	69,168
1970	97,115
1980	148,442
1990	211,707
2000	264,002

Notes:

DeSoto County was established on May 19, 1887, from a segment of Manatee County.
Sarasota County was established on May 14, 1921, from a segment of Manatee County.

Sources:

• For years 1840-1890:

  University of Virginia Geospatial and Statistical Data Center. United States Historical Census Data Browser. ONLINE. 1998. University of Virginia. Available: http://fisher.lib.virginia.edu/census/. [18 August, 2004].

• For years 1900-1990:

  Richard L. Forstall. Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990. ONLINE. 1995. Population Division, US Bureau of the Census. Available: http://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/fl190090.txt. [18 August, 2004].

• For year 2000:

  Census 2000 Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171) Summary File ONLINE. 2000. US Bureau of the Census. Available: http://factfinder.census.gov/ [18 August, 2004].

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