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Incorporated in 1959, the city was originally called North Port Charlotte. Starting with only 23 residents, the population exceeds 50,000 residents who are happy to call North Port home. In the early years, people flocked to the area in large numbers even though it was necessary then to travel to nearby Venice or Port Charlotte for food, clothing, banks and other consumer goods and services. Now, everything that you could need can be found within North Port.

The arts have historically been very important here and the North Port Chorale formed in 1980 and the Concert Orchestra in 1983, with the North Port Concert Band following soon after. These three groups make up the North Port Performing Arts Association. A full season of concerts by these groups is presented to sold-out audiences at the Performing Arts Center, located at North Port High School. North Port also boasts a Kitchen Band, which was formed 50 years ago, and delights residents at many area functions. The visual arts also play a big role in North Part with many artists in residence whose work is featured in several galleries.

North Port has two golf courses and 144 miles of waterways for fishing and boating, some with direct access to the Myakka River—designated a Florida Wild and Scenic River by the state legislature in 1985. It is one of only two rivers in Florida to be recognized with this special status. Lovely Gulf Coast beaches can be reached in about 20 minutes, so no matter what you love for outdoor fun, you are sure to find it nearby.

The public school system is ranked best among Florida’s 67 counties, with Sarasota County students ranking first in Florida in both mathematics and reading comprehension. An example of the importance put on education in North Port is the new $55 million North Port High School (completed in 2001) and the new Middle School (completed in 2003). North Port High School utilizes a popular academy system within the school. Career academies are a method of grouping academic and elective courses into a school-within-a-school model that creates career paths for students. Career academies help to focus career goals for students and to connect learning to real-life experiences. The career academies at North Port High School are broad enough to appeal to all students and flexible in their design to enable students to visit other academies or to change from one academy to another.

North Port has been awarded Blue Chip Status by the Florida Department of Commerce. In addition to recognizing the labor force in North Port, the state acknowledges the city’s access to training programs for that force, its generous supply of properly zoned land, its more than adequate utilities, and its desirable housing and quality of life. Residential construction is North Port’s primary industry, with new housing permits being pulled at a rate of approximately 2,500 per year.