was founded in May of that year and consisted of 20 parishioners. In August 1927, Samoset residents' election was held, and S. Ed Curry succeeded outgoing mayor R.R. Rodeman, while J.P. Haynes and W.D. Thomas were elected to city council. In addition, E.B. Johnson was elected city clerk and F.A. Schmacher was marshal. In June 1928, another move to abolish the new town failed and the town continued on, until December when the move to abolish the town finally went through by a vote of 115 to 31. After the dissolution, the area returned to unincorporated, rural status. Geography Samoset is located at (27.474567, -82.542817). It is bordered to the north by the city of Bradenton and to the west by unincorporated West Samoset. U.S. Route 301 passes through the center of the community, leading northwest into Bradenton and south to Sarasota. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Samoset CDP has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 3,440 people, 1,114 households, and 817 families residing in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,179 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 63.02% White, 26.51% African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.12% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 7.33% from other races, and 2.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.67% of the population. There were 1,114 households, out of which 38.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.1% were married couples living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 21.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.50. In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 32.1% under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $29,962, and the median income for a family was $32,700. Males had a