About Ellenton
Ellenton is a small unincorporated community in central Florida.
Ellenton holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.31 square miles.
📰 Ellenton News Today
- Inspectors temporarily close Manatee County restaurant with a dishwashing issue Bradenton Herald · Aug 3
- Elderly Ellenton couple loses nearly everything in mobile home fire ABC7 WWSB · Jun 20
- Ellenton Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
- Kelly Spinner Obituary - Ellenton, FL Dignity Memorial · Mar 6
- Earl J. "Rusty" North Obituary Feb 6, 2026 - Gateway-Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. Gateway-Forest Lawn Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. · Feb 6
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Ellenton Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Florida — one of 956 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Ellenton
- Applebee's — american
- First Watch
- Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
- Waffle House — american
- Woody's River Roo Pub & Grill — american
- Anna Maria Oyster Bar Ellenton — seafood
- Casa Di Pizza — pizza
- Chili's — tex-mex
- China Master — chinese
- Crab Trap II — seafood
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Florida Gulf Coast Railroad Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Ellenton
- Gamble Plantation Historic State Park reviews ★
- Buffalo Creek Park reviews ★
- Copperstone Park reviews ★
- Florida Railroad Park reviews ★
- Fort Hamer Park reviews ★
- Heritage Harbor Park reviews ★
- Judah P Benjamin Confederate Memorial at Gamble Plantation H reviews ★
- Ola Mae Sims Park reviews ★
- Tom Bennett Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Ellenton
- ANNIE LUCY WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- BARBARA A HARVEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
- PARRISH CHARTER ACADEMY
- PARRISH COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateFlorida
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area3.31 sq mi
Coordinates27.5266, -82.5267