Sarasota, Florida

Sarasota is a city in Sarasota County, Florida. It is located in Southwest Florida, the southern end ​of the Greater Tampa Bay Area, and north of Fort Myers and Punta Gorda. Its official limits ​include Sarasota Bay and several barrier islands between the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. ​Sarasota is a principal city of the Sarasota metropolitan area, and is the seat of Sarasota County. ​According to the 2020 U.S. census, Sarasota had a population of 54,842.

The Sarasota city limits contain several keys, including Lido Key, St. Armands Key, Otter Key, ​Casey Key, Coon Key, Bird Key, and portions of Siesta Key. Longboat Key is the largest key ​separating the bay from the gulf.

The city limits expanded significantly with the real estate rush of the early twentieth century, ​reaching almost 70 square miles (180 km2). The speculation boom began to crash in 1926 and ​the city limits began to contract, shrinking to less than a quarter of that area.The city is ​renowned for its cultural and environmental amenities, beaches, resorts, and the Sarasota ​School of Architecture.

The area known today as Sarasota appeared on a sheepskin Spanish map from 1763 with the ​word Zarazote over present-day Sarasota and Bradenton. The origin's of the name is disputed, ​with some claiming that it is based on conquistador Hernando de Soto's daughter Sara, and ​others claiming that it comes from "sara-de-cota," meaning "an area of land easily observed" in ​the language of the Calusa indigenous tribe.

Around 1883 to 1885, The Florida Mortgage And Investment Company Of Edinburgh bought ​60,000 acres for development in what is now the City of Sarasota. Many Scottish people began ​to arrive in Sarasota in December 1885. The municipal government of Sarasota was established ​when it was incorporated as a town in 1902. John Gillespie was the first Mayor. When ​reincorporated with a city form of government, A. B. Edwards became the first mayor of the city.

Sarasota has a tropical climate with hot, humid summers and warm, drier winters. The high ​temperatures and high humidity in the summer regularly push the heat index over 100 °F (38 °C). ​There are distinct rainy and dry seasons, with the rainy season lasting from March to November ​and the dry season from December to February. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city ​has a total area of 24.08 square miles (62.4 km2), of which 14.70 sq mi (38.07 km2) is land and ​9.39 sq mi (24.3 km2) is water.

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Public beach on Siesta Key, Florida (Sarasota, FL 34242)

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