Map of Ellenton CDP, Florida

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. It is part of the Bradenton-Sarasota-Venice, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Ellenton CDP overview:
Name:	Ellenton CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Florida
County:	Manatee County
Elevation:	10 ft (3 m)
Total Area:	4.47 sq mi (11.57 km²)
Land Area:	3.31 sq mi (8.56 km²)
Water Area:	1.16 sq mi (3.00 km²)
Total Population:	4,129
Population Density:	1,248.56/sq mi (482.09/km²)
ZIP code:	34222 (Ellenton) 34221 (Palmetto)
Area code:	941
FIPS code:	1220375
GNISfeature ID:	0282171

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History

The oldest structure in Ellenton is the 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 Civil War. Major George Patten and his wife, Mary, purchased the property in 1870 and named the area “Ellenton” after his daughter Ellen. In 1881, the United States government designated Ellenton as an official post office site.

A refining plant for fuller’s earth located in Ellenton along the Manatee River opened in 1903. It was owned by the 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.

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Geography

Ellenton is located in central Manatee County at 27°31′22″N 82°31′33″W / 27.52278°N 82.52583°W / 27.52278; -82.52583 (27.522666, -82.525867). It is on the north side of the tidal Manatee River and is bordered to the west by the city of Palmetto. Unincorporated 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, the county seat, while to the northeast it leads 8 miles (13 km) to Parrish. I-75 leads north 32 miles (51 km) to the east side of Tampa and south 85 miles (137 km) to Fort Myers.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the Ellenton CDP has a total area of 4.5 square miles (12 km), of which 3.3 square miles (8.5 km) are land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km), or 25.95%, are water.