 Longboat Key is a barrier island situated off of the central western coast of Florida in the United States of America. It is situated south of Tampa Bay, between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It is within both Manatee County and Sarasota County. Longboat Key is divided almost equally geographically between the two counties, with the entire island located within the boundaries of the Town of Longboat Key, a Florida municipality incorporated in 1955. Image File history File links Adapted from Wikipedias FL county maps by Seth Ilys. ...
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Manatee County is a county located in the state of Florida. ...
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History The history of Longboat Key, a barrier island, includes that of the Calusa and Timucan Indians, who resided there in the 1500s--when the Gulf of Mexico was six feet lower than it is today. Longboat Key was initially settled by hardy pioneers who were awarded land grants under the Homestead Act of 1862. The Calusa, sometimes spelled Caloosa or Calosa, were a Native American group that lived on the coast and along the inner waterways of Floridas southwest coast. ...
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Farming was extensive, with tomatoes, guavas, avocados and citrus crops abundant. The steamboat Mistletoe, out of Tampa, put in at Corey’s Landing, at mid-Key, and Longbeach, at the end of Broadway, to load crops and debark passengers during the early 1900s. Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in Indonesia Agriculture is the process of producing food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ...
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The 1921 hurricane flooded the Key and ended truck farming. That same year, Florida amended the Florida Constitution to include under it Sarasota County--and Longboat Key was divided in half: Manatee County in the north and Sarasota County in the south. 1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
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During World War II, the center of the island was a target range for Army Air Force pilots flying P-40s, B-26s and B-51s. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...
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Tourism rose in the 1950s, the Town was incorporated in 1955, and Condominium living began in the late 1970s. Tourists at Oahu island, Hawaii Tourism is the act of travel for predominantly recreational or leisure purposes, and also refers to the provision of services in support of this act. ...
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Today, located on Longboat Key are about 1,500 single family homes, 7,000 condominium units and about 1,000 tourist accomodations--a far cry from the fourteen families the Sarasota Times reported as residing on the Key in 1915.[1] 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Government The Town of Longboat Key municipal government includes a Commission that functions as an autonomous legislature, consults with a tenured Town Manager, and is advised by an expert and vital Planning and Zoning Board and a Zoning Board of Adjustment. The Town of Longboat Key operates the Town of Longboat Key Police Department[2] and the Town of Longboat Key Fire Department[3]. It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Local government of the United States. ...
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The United States Postal Service operates a Post Office on Longboat Key, with the entire island serviced within ZIP Code 34228. The United States Postal Service (USPS) is an independent establishment of the executive branch of the United States Government (see ) responsible for providing postal service in the United States. ...
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The quasi-governmental form of the Condominium Association exists in one of its most complex forms in and on Longboat Key, comprising the Federation of Longboat Key Condominiums. In addition to the Longboat Key Chamber of Commerce, and in concert with the Town of Longboat Key, these entities have made Longboat Key an exemplar for local government and citizen cooperation in participation and management for communities of its type. A condominium, or condo for short, is a form of housing tenure. ...
Longboat Key is served by two newspapers, published year-round, the Longboat Observer and the Longboat Key News.
In recent years, 'federalizing' the Key, by having the U.S. Congress create the 'Longboat Key National Seashore', has been suggested. Currently, Longboat Key is located within two Florida counties: Manatee County in the north, and Sarasota County in the south, but there have been calls for the Florida Legislature to pursue an initiative to create a 68th county, 'Longboat Key County', to simplify governance of the island. The Congress of the United States is the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States of America. ...
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The town's population was 7,603 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population of Longboat Key recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 7,622 [4]. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Geography Longboat Key is located at 27°23′49″N, 82°38′41″W (27.396931, -82.644751)GR1. It is north of St. Armand's Key (with its circle of shopping and dining) and Lido Key, and south of Bradenton Beach, Holmes Beach, and Anna Maria Island. The nearby cities of Sarasota and Bradenton and the Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport round out Longboat Key's varied list of geographic amenities. Gulf of Mexico Drive runs the length of the island, with ancillary boulevards branching off to residential neighborhoods. In some places, one can see both Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico at the same time. At other points, the island widens and accommodates various homes owned both singly and in condominium, hotels, and sports clubs. Lido Key is a barrier island of the coast of Sarasota, Florida in the United States. ...
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Holmes Beach is a city located in Manatee County, Florida. ...
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Bradenton is a city located in Manatee County, Florida. ...
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A 19-mile-long road along the Florida’s Gulf Coast, State Road 789 spans Coon Key, Bird Key, Saint Armand Key, and Lido Key, in Sarasota; Longboat Key; and Anna Maria Key near Bradenton. ...
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 44.2 km² (17.1 mi²). 12.7 km² (4.9 mi²) of it is land and 31.5 km² (12.1 mi²) of it (71.18%) is water. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ...
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Many Longboat Key residents are "snowbirds", who vacation on or own second homes on Longboat Key, and are present only during the winter months. The term Snowbird is used to describe Canadians and people from the Northern or Midwestern United States who spend a large portion of winter in warmer locales such as Arizona, Florida or elsewhere along the Sunbelt region of the southern United States, areas of the Caribbean and even as far...
There are numerous restaurants on Longboat Key: The Dry Dock, The Longboat Key Club Restaurant, and The Colony comprise a partial listing. There are also full-service grocery stores and pharmacies located centrally.
Almost the entire Gulfside of the Key is taken up by a large beach.
Real Estate Much of the real estate land is taken up by condominiums. Many of these condominiums have pools, tennis courts, water views, and access to the beaches.
Much of the island of Longboat Key is taken up by the "Longboat Key Club" club and resort. The Longboat Key Club is open to tourists and club members, and is made up of an indoor restaurant, an outdoor restaurant, a pool, resort buildings, a golf course, tennis courts, and easy access to the main beach. The club is largely decorated in flowers, and the grounds of it are well maintained.
However, almost the entirety of the real estate land of Longboat Key is used. Many of these houses are about 45 years old, taking up small plots. In the last few years, these lots have been bought by random people who wish to tear them down and build small, fancy houses that can sell for a few million dollars.
Thusly, much of the real estate land is taken up by a vast mix of condominiums line the Gulfside view. A vast mix of small shack-like houses, small family houses, mansions and expensive houses line the many culvasacs and streets jutting off the main road towards the bay, and almost the rest of the island is taken up by Gulf of Mexico Drive and the Longboat Key Club golf course.
Demographics As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,603 people, 4,280 households, and 2,846 families residing in the town. The population density was 596.7/km² (1,546.4/mi²). There were 8,834 housing units at an average density of 693.3/km² (1,796.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.24% White, 0.07% African American, 0.08% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.01% from other races, and 0.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.67% of the population. 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ...
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There were 4,280 households out of which 3.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 1.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.5% were non-families. 30.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 21.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.78 and the average family size was 2.11. Matrimony redirects here. ...
In the town the population was spread out with 2.6% under the age of 18, 0.9% from 18 to 24, 5.7% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 58.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 68 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.7 males.
The median income for a household in the town was $90,251, and the median income for a family was $107,983. Males had a median income of $61,157 versus $30,104 for females. The per capita income for the town was $80,963. About 1.4% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 2.0% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ...
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