Sarasota County

Sarasota County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. Its 2010 population was 379,448. Its county seat is Sarasota and its largest city is North Port. Sarasota County is a part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota Metropolitan Statistical Area and along with Manatee County and other counties to the north is often considered part of the Tampa Bay 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 organization. Manatee County was carved up to allow the creation of three more counties...