Venice, Florida
Venice, Florida | |
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Venice's Beachfront from Humphris Park | |
| Nickname: Shark Tooth Capital of the World | |
| Motto: "City on the Gulf" | |
Location in Sarasota County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 27°6′N 82°26′W / 27.100°N 82.433°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Sarasota |
| Settled |
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| Incorporated |
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| Named after | Venice, Italy |
| Government | |
| • Type | Council–manager |
| • Mayor | Nick Pachota |
| • Vice mayor | Jim Boldt |
| • Council Members | Kevin Engelke, Rachel Frank, Rick Howard, Ron Smith, |
| • City Manager | Edward Lavallee |
| • City Clerk | Kelly Michaels |
| Area | |
| 17.78 sq mi (46.05 km2) | |
| • Land | 16.13 sq mi (41.77 km2) |
| • Water | 1.65 sq mi (4.28 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 25,463 | |
• Estimate (2022) | 27,272 |
| • Density | 1,578.71/sq mi (609.54/km2) |
| • Metro | 833,716 (US: 71st) |
| • Metro density | 542.0/sq mi (209.3/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 34275, 34284–34287, 34290–34293 |
| Area code | 941 |
| FIPS code | 12–73900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0292749 |
| Website | venicegov.com |
Venice is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The city includes what locals call "Venice Island", a portion of the mainland that is accessed via bridges over the artificially created Intracoastal Waterway. The city is located in Southwest Florida. As of the 2020 Census, the city had a population of 25,463, up from 20,748 at the 2010 Census. Venice is part of the North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.