Angola was a rather large maroon settlement as the Manatee River at that time was too shallow for US Navy vessels to navigate. The community is estimated to have had 600–750 residents in it. It is believed to been spread out between the Manatee River (then known as Oyster River) all the way to Sarasota Bay. History Late 18th and early 19th centuries Ī settlement established by Maroons or escaped slaves named Angola existed in Bradenton's present area starting in the late 1700s and ending in 1821. To the south of Bradenton is Sarasota, beach communities on Anna Maria Island are to its west, the Manatee River and Palmetto on the other side of it are to its north.
Downtown Bradenton is also home to the Bishop Museum of Science and Nature. Downtown Manatee is along the Manatee River and includes the Bradenton Riverwalk.
As of the 2020 census, the city's population is 55,698. Bradenton ( / ˈ b r eɪ d ən t ən/ BRAY-dən-tən) is a city in and the county seat of Manatee County, Florida, United States.
