State Park Terra Ceia Preserve State Park Myakka River State Park Madira Bickel Mound State Archaeological Site Beker-Wingate Creek State Park Rivers Manatee River Wares Creek Braden River Gamble Creek Lakes Ward Lake Lake Parrish Lake Manatee Demographics As of the 2020 United States census, there were 399,710 people, 150,345 households, and 99,157 families residing in the county. By age, the population was spread out as such: 4.6% under 5 years old, 18.0% under 18 years old, and 28.1% 65 years and over. 51.7% of the population was female. The median income for a household in the county was $59,963 in 2020 dollars and a per capita income in the past 12 months of $35,146. There were a reported 10.9% of the popular living in poverty. Economy Bealls of Florida has its headquarters and was founded 1915 in unincorporated Manatee County. Tropicana was founded here in the 1950s. They were later bought by PepsiCo in 2001. They later sold it to a French private equity firm in 2021. Libraries The Manatee County Public Library System offers a collection of adult, young adult, and children's materials, as well as a genealogy section and a local history collection in the form of the Eaton Florida History Reading Room. Public computers are available at all library locations. The library also has a digital collection which includes e-books through OverDrive, Inc.; television shows, movies and more e-books through Hoopla; and magazines through Flipster; and local images and documents from the late nineteenth century to the early 1980s. The libraries also offer author luncheons, children's story times, summer reading programs, job fairs, and book discussion groups. The library system serves the county in six locations: Central - Bradenton Palmetto - Palmetto Braden River - Bradenton Island - Holmes Beach South Manatee - Bradenton Rocky Bluff - Ellenton Talking Book Library is administered through the Bureau of Braille and Talking Books Library, Daytona In September 2021, a seventh branch was approved by county commissioners, to be built in Lakewood Ranch. Library cards are free to those who reside, own property, attend school, or work in Manatee County. Non-residents may obtain a temporary card upon payment of a $25.00 annual fee. Manatee County participates in the Little Free Library program. There are several Little Free Libraries at parks and other public places around the county. History of libraries Manatee County's first public library was a privately owned