Oneco, Florida
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Oneco, Florida
| settlement_type = Unincorporated community
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_type2 = County
| subdivision_name = United States
| subdivision_name1 = Florida
| subdivision_name2 = Manatee
| coordinates = {{coord|27|27|N|82|33|W|region:US-FL_type:city|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_map = USA Florida Manatee County
| pushpin_label = Oneco
| pushpin_map_caption = Location within Manatee County, Florida
}}
Oneco ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|oʊ|ˈ|n|iː|k|oʊ}}) is an unincorporated community in Manatee County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb of Bradenton, located just southeast of the city. The community is part of the North Port–Sarasota–Bradenton Metropolitan Statistical Area. In the 1920 Census it was enumerated as Precinct 6. The community reported as a census-designated place by the U.S. Census Bureau from 1960 to 1980.
History
{{US Census population
| 1920=772
| 1960=1530
| 1970=3246
| 1980=6417
A post office has been in operation at Oneco since 1889.{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=FL&county=Manatee | title=Manatee County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=June 6, 2015}} The origin of the name Oneco is unclear but two possible stories exist. One story suggests it has Indian origins and based on Oneka, the eldest son of Uncas, a Mohegan Indian chief. The second story suggests the Reasoner Nursery was the only company in town. Residents acknowledged the town was a "one company" town and made a contraction of the term (one company) to give its current name.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4zogAAAAIBAJ&pg=6818%2C4195067 |title=The Legends Behind Manatee Names |work=Sarasota Herald-Tribune |date=November 23, 1979 |access-date=June 19, 2019 |last1=Grimes |first1=David |pages=3B |via=Google News}}
References
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{{Manatee County, Florida}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Manatee County, Florida
Category:Sarasota metropolitan area
Category:Former census-designated places in Florida
Category:Unincorporated communities in Florida
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