Editing Plantation, Sarasota County, Florida

{{About|the census-designated place on the Gulf Coast of Florida|the city on the Atlantic Coast|Plantation, Florida}}
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'''Plantation''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Sarasota County, Florida]], United States.  The population was 5,034 at the 2020 census, up from 4,919 at the 2010 census. It is part of the [[North Port, Florida|North Port]]&ndash;[[Bradenton, Florida|Bradenton]]&ndash;[[Sarasota, Florida]] [[Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|6.5|km2|disp=flip}}, of which {{convert|5.7|sqkm|disp=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.8|sqkm|disp=flip}}, or 12.31%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1257450| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212180337/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1257450| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Plantation CDP, Florida| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| accessdate=April 15, 2013}}</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1990=1885
| 2000=4168
| 2010=4919
| 2020=5034
| footnote=source:<ref>{{cite web
  |url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html
  |title=Census of Population and Housing (1790-2010)
  |publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
  |accessdate=May 18, 2018}}</ref>
}}
According to the [[2020 United States census|2020 U.S. census]], there was a population of 5,034 and 2,596 households. 97.1% of the population was white, 0.8% black, .07% Asian, 1.2% two or more races, and 2.3% Hispanic or Latino. The median household income was $69,049. 

98.7% of the population 25 years and older were high school graduates or higher and 51.1% of that same population had a Bachelor's degree or higher. 91.8% of households had a computer and 87.8% had a broadband internet subscription.  

.1% of the population was under 5 years old, 4.7% under 18 years old, and 73.6% was 65 years or older. 55.2% of the population was female. 5.6% of the population were foreign born persons.<ref>{{cite web |title=2020 United States Census |url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/plantationcdpflorida,plantationcityflorida/HSG010219#HSG010219 |website=Census.gov |access-date=6 April 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Sarasota County, Florida}}

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[[Category:Census-designated places in Sarasota County, Florida]]
[[Category:Sarasota metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in Florida]]