Venice, Florida
Location in Sarasota County and the state of Florida
Country	United States
State	Florida
Counties	Sarasota
Area
- city	9.6 sq mi (25 km²)
- Land	9.1 sq mi (23.6 km²)
- Water	0.5 sq mi (1.4 km²)
Population (2000)
- city	17,764
- Density	1,850.4/sq mi (710.6/km²)

Venice is a city in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 17,764 at the 2000 census. According to the U.S. Census Bureau's 2004 estimates, the city had a population of 19,990. It is noted for its large snowbird population. Its newspaper is the Venice Gondolier Sun, and Univision affiliate WVEA is licensed to Venice. It has been listed in many publications as being the "Shark's Tooth Capital of The World". Image File history File links Sarasota_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Venice_Highlighted. ... Sarasota County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... This is an alphabetical list of the sovereign states of the world, including both de jure and de facto independent states. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas  US Government Portal      The political units and divisions of the United States include: The 50 states... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... Following is a list of counties in Florida. ... Sarasota County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ... This article is about the physical quantity. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ... Square kilometre (U.S. spelling: square kilometer), symbol km², is a decimal multiple of SI unit of surface area square metre, one of the SI derived units. ... Population density per square kilometre by country, 2006 Population density map of the world in 1994. ... Sarasota County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Largest metro area Miami metropolitan area Area  Ranked 22nd  - Total 65,795[1] sq mi (170,304[1] km²)  - Width 361 miles (582 km)  - Length 447 miles (721 km)  - % water 17. ... The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term Snowbird is used to describe Canadians and people from the Pacific Northwest, Northeast or Midwestern United States who spend a large portion of winter in warmer locales such as Arizona, Florida, or elsewhere along the Sunbelt region of the southern United States, areas of the Caribbean, and even... Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. ... WVEA (channel 62) is Tampa Bay, Floridas first Spanish-language TV station, which had its start in the early-1980s as low-powered W50AC ch. ...

Downtown Venice (Venice Avenue West)

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Geography

Venice is located at 27°5′55″N, 82°26′20″W (27.098674, -82.438985)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 25.0 km² (9.7 mi²). 23.6 km² (9.1 mi²) of it is land and 1.4 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (5.69%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...

Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 17,764 people, 9,680 households, and 5,362 families residing in the city. The population density was 752.1/km² (1,948.8/mi²). There were 13,516 housing units at an average density of 572.2/km² (1,482.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 98.14% White, 0.55% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.41% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.24% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.10% of the population. Image:1870 census Lindauer Weber 01. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...

There were 9,680 households out of which 7.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.2% were married couples living together, 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.6% were non-families. 40.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 30.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.76 and the average family size was 2.25. Marriage is an interpersonal relationship with governmental, social, or religious recognition, usually intimate and sexual, and often created as a contract, or through civil process. ...

In the city the population was spread out with 6.9% under the age of 18, 2.3% from 18 to 24, 10.2% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 57.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 69 years. For every 100 females there were 76.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 75.8 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $37,536, and the median income for a family was $46,898. Males had a median income of $35,271 versus $26,132 for females. The per capita income for the city was $28,220. About 3.7% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.4% of those under age 18 and 3.7% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...

Shark's Tooth Capital of the World

Venice, Florida has been listed in many publications as being the "Shark's Tooth Capital of The World". It hosts an annual festival, the Shark's Tooth Festival, every year to celebrate the abundance of fossilized shark's teeth that can be found on its shores. In addition to finding shark's teeth on beach shores, many large sized teeth can be found freediving off of the coast or by excavating in the many shell deposits that are left over from the dredging of the Intracoastal Waterway. Beach renourishment efforts also brought new sand from a few thousand yards off the coast, yielding new, but fewer, fossilized shark's teeth. The teeth in the area can vary in size from an eighth of an inch to 3 inches and, on occasion, even bigger. A good place to look is on the very south end of the island part of Venice, known as Caspersen's Beach. A famous teen, Greg Asciutto of Albemarle, North Carolina, was also born in Venice.

Robert Hanssen connection

After Robert Hanssen was arrested on February 18, 2001, on charges of spying for Russia, the media came to Venice when it was discovered that his mother, Vivian lived there. This article is about a former FBI official and convicted spy. ...

9/11 Affiliation

On September 12, 2001, national news and the FBI descended on Venice as it was discovered that three of the WTC 9/11 terrorists, Mohamed Atta, Marwan Al-Shehhi, and Ziad Jarrah, had all lived in Venice for the purpose of taking flight training lessons at the Venice Municipal Airport. The trio had all enrolled in Huffman Aviation. Mohamed Atta ( transliteration: ) was a terrorist who participated in the hijacking of American Airlines Flight 11, the first plane to crash into the World Trade Center during the September 11, 2001 attacks. ... Marwan Yousef al-Shehhi (Arabic: مروان الشحي, also transliterated Alshehhi[1]) was named by the FBI as the suicide pilot aboard United Airlines flight 175 which crashed into the second World Trade Center tower on September 11, 2001. ... Ziad Samir Jarrah (Arabic: زياد سمير جراح) He is believed to have taken over as the pilot of the aircraft and made an unsuccessful attempt to crash the plane into the U.S. Capitol. ... Dekkers poses with the INS records Huffman Aviation is a flight-training school owned by Wally Hilliard and the Dutch Rudi Dekkers, in Venice, Florida. ...

Atta's time in Venice has been chronicled by Daniel Hopsicker in his book, Welcome to Terrorland.

Gallery

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See also

• Kentucky Military Institute which wintered in Venice for many years.

The Kentucky Military Institute (KMI) was a military college, which was located in Lyndon, Kentucky and Venice, Florida. ...

External links

• City of Venice official site
• Venice Florida! dot com unofficial site
• VeniceFla.US Venice events,on-line commmunity
• VeniceFlorida.org Information about Venice
• Gulf Coast Community Foundation of Venice

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