Editing Ellenton, Florida

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'''Ellenton''' is an [[unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Manatee County, Florida]], United States.  The population was 4,129 at the 2020 census, down from 4,275 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2020"/> It is part of the [[Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==History==
The oldest structure in Ellenton is the [[Gamble Plantation Historic State Park|Gamble Plantation]], which was built between 1845 and 1850 by Major Robert Gamble. Originally a sugar [[plantation]] worked by slaves, the antebellum mansion fell into disrepair after the [[American Civil War|Civil War]]. Major George Patten and his wife, Mary, purchased the property in 1870 and named the area "Ellenton" after his daughter Ellen.<ref>Reed, S. (January 2004). Ellenton evolves: once the home of agriculture and southern history, this Manatee community is becoming much, much more. ''Sarasota Magazine'', 26(4), M12+. Retrieved from http://go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=GALE%7CA112907042&v=2.1&u=23950_mtcpls&it=r&p=ITOF&asid=b6e270f80b9abf60428e98235431e458</ref>  In 1881, the United States government designated Ellenton as an official post office site.<ref>Wiggins, J. (2003). Ellenton: its early years.  Kearney, NE: Morris.</ref>

A refining plant for [[fuller's earth]] located in Ellenton along the [[Manatee River]] opened in 1903. It was owned by the [[Atlantic Petroleum|Atlantic Refining Company]] and had 150+ employees being the biggest refinery the company owned. It burned down once in 1908 and again in 1912. In 1922, it burned down for the final time after which it was permanently closed.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Publishing Co.|first=Valentine & Sons'|date=1909|title=Fuller's Earth Works, Ellenton|url=https://cdm16681.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16681coll4/id/2501|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Manatee County Public Library System: Digital Collection|language=en|type=Postcard|format=TIFF|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210521131524/https://cdm16681.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16681coll4/id/2501 |archive-date=May 21, 2021 }}</ref>

==Geography==
Ellenton is located in central Manatee County at {{coord|27|31|22|N|82|31|33|W|type:city}} (27.522666, -82.525867).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is on the north side of the tidal [[Manatee River]] and is bordered to the west by the city of [[Palmetto, Florida|Palmetto]]. Unincorporated [[Memphis, Florida|Memphis]] is to the northwest.

[[U.S. Route 301]] passes through the center of the community, and [[Interstate 75]] forms the eastern border, with the highways intersecting at Exit 224 on I-75. US 301 leads west into Palmetto and then south across the Manatee River into [[Bradenton, Florida|Bradenton]], the [[county seat]], while to the northeast it leads {{convert|8|mi|0}} to [[Parrish, Florida|Parrish]]. I-75 leads north {{convert|32|mi}} to the east side of [[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] and south {{convert|85|mi}} to [[Fort Myers, Florida|Fort Myers]].

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the Ellenton CDP has a total area of {{convert|4.5|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|3.3|sqmi|km2}} are land and {{convert|1.2|sqmi|km2}}, or 25.95%, are water.<ref name="CenPopGazetteer2022"/>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1970= 1421
|1980= 1561
|1990= 2573
|2000= 3142
|2010= 4275
|2020= 4129
|footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web
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As of the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Ellenton CDP, Florida |url=https://data.census.gov/profile?g=1600000US1220375 |website=census.gov |publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=31 January 2023}}</ref> Ellenton had a population of 4,129 people with 1,847 households. There were 2,055 housing units. There was an employment rate of 46.1%. The median household income was $59,723. 11.2% of the population lived below the [[poverty threshold]].

46.9% of the population 25 years or older had a High School or equivalent degree. 10.5% of the population 25 years and older had a bachelor's degree or higher.

20.7% of the population spoke Spanish at home, 0.4% spoke other Indo-European languages, and 0.3% spoke Asian and Pacific Islander languages at home. 9.0% of the population were foreign born persons. 28.2% were 65 years or older.

==Industry==
January 2012 - [[Feld Entertainment]] purchased the Palmetto Corporate Center, a former [[Siemens]] Corp. complex here and plans to move most of its various operations and its world headquarters there over a five-year period starting with its worldwide production center.<ref>{{cite news|last=Sword|first=Doug|title=Feld Entertainment moving headquarters to Ellenton|url=http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20120130/ARTICLE/120139968|access-date=May 11, 2013|newspaper=Herald-Tribune|date=January 31, 2012|author2=Michael Pollick}}</ref>

1900 - Fuller's Earth Plant mined clay to be used as bleaching agent and as an absorbent for oil and fat.<ref>Wiggins, J. (2003). Ellenton: its early years. Kearney, NE: Morris.</ref>

1850s to present - Agriculture was an important industry, starting with sugarcane from Gamble Plantation.  This was harvested through slave labor up until the Civil War.  Vegetable farms and citrus groves are also important industries in Ellenton.<ref>Wiggins, J.(2003). Ellenton: its early years. Kearney, NE: Morris.</ref>

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