Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area

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The Sarasota-Bradenton-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area is a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) consisting of Manatee County and Sarasota County in the state of Florida in the USA. The principal cities in the MSA are Sarasota, located in Sarasota County, Bradenton, located in Manatee County, and Venice, located in Sarasota County. In 2005 the population of the MSA was 673,035.^[1] The Sarasota Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (SMSA) was first defined in 1973, and included only Sarasota County. The Bradenton Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area was defined after the 1980 United States Census, and included only Manatee County. The two MSAs were combined in 1993 as the Sarasota-Bradenton Metropolitan Statistical Area. Venice was added as a principal city after the 2000 census.