Anna Maria, is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,814 at the 2000 census. According to the 2005 U.S. Census Bureau's estimates, the city grew slightly to 1,867. The city occupies the northern part of Anna Maria Island and is one of three municipalities on the island. The others are Holmes Beach, Florida in the center and Bradenton Beach, Florida on the south.
Anna Maria is part of the Bradenton, Florida-Sarasota, Florida-Venice, Florida Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
In 1892, George Emerson Bean homesteaded the north of Anna Maria Island. After...
Anna Maria, is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,814 at the 2000 census. According to the 2005 U.S. Census Bureau's estimates, the city grew slightly to 1,867. The city occupies the northern part of Anna Maria Island and is one of three municipalities on the island. The others are Holmes Beach, Florida in the center and Bradenton Beach, Florida on the south.
Anna Maria is part of the Bradenton, Florida-Sarasota, Florida-Venice, Florida Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
In 1892, George Emerson Bean homesteaded the north of Anna Maria Island. After his death in 1898, the land went to his son, George Wilhelm Bean, who partnered with Charles Roser, a wealthy real estate developer from St. Petersburg, Florida, to form the Anna Maria Beach Company to develop the area.
On September 10, 2006, an Florida#Geography occurred in the Gulf of Mexico which was felt on the beach but caused no damage.
Geography
Anna Maria is located at (27.530214, -82.734370).