Manatee Road is a census-designated place (CDP) in Levy County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,484 at the 2020 census, up from 2,244 at the 2010 census. At the 2000 census, the CDP was misspelled as "Manattee Road". It is part of the Gainesville, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Geography
Manatee Road is located in northwestern Levy County. It is bordered to the east by the city of Chiefland and to the northeast by unincorporated Andrews. Florida State Road 320 (Manatee Springs Road) runs through the southern part of the CDP, leading east to Chiefland and west to its end at Manatee Springs State Park.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the Manatee Road CDP has a total area of , all land.
Demographics
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Manatee Road had a population of 2,484. The median age was 50.6 years. 19.5% of residents were under the age of 18 and 29.5% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 101.2 males age 18 and over.
0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,058 households in Manatee Road, of which 23.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 46.7% were married-couple households, 22.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 22.1% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.