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Not breaking news: Census Bureau says Manatee's population is booming

Not breaking news: Census Bureau says Manatee's population is booming

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Imagine a sold out crowd at a sold-out LECOM Field in Bradenton, capacity, 8,500.

Then almost double it to about 15,000.

That’s about how much Manatee County’s population grew in each of the two years since 2020 census, according to Census Bureau population estimates released last week.

The 2020 census found there were 399,705 people living in Manatee Coun…

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