Sarasota is a city in and the county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States. 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. 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. The speculation boom began to crash in 1926 and the city limits began to contract, shrinking to less than a quarter of that area.

Country: United States
State: Florida
County: Sarasota
Zarazote: 1539
Fort Armistead: 1840
Sara Sota: 1842
Sarasota (town): October 14, 1902
Sarasota (city): May 13, 1913
Type: Commission–Manager
Mayor (ceremonial, rotating yearly): Liz Alpert
Vice Mayor: Jen Ahearn-Koch
Commissioners: Erik Arroyo, Kyle Battie, and, Debbie Trice
City Manager: Marlon Brown
City Clerk: Shayla Griggs
Water: 42.58%
Population (2020): 54,842
Urban: 779,075 (US: 57th)
Metro: 833,716 (US: 71st)
Time zone: EST (UTC−5)
Summer (DST): EDT (UTC−4)
ZIP codes: 34230–34243, 34249, 34260, 34276-34277
Area code(s): 941
FIPS code: 12-64175
GNIS feature ID: 0290675
Official Website: http://www.sarasotagov.org/
Wikidata description: city in and county seat of Sarasota County, Florida, United States
Wikidata id: Q491540
Wikidata label: Sarasota
Wikidata aliases: Array
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