Longboat Key, Florida
Longboat Key, Florida | |
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| Town of Longboat Key | |
View of Millar bay and Sister Keys from a Longboat Keys residence | |
| Motto(s): Premier Community, Exceptional Service | |
Location in Manatee County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 27°23′49″N 82°38′41″W / 27.39694°N 82.64472°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| Counties | Sarasota, Manatee |
| Settled | 1842-1891 |
| Incorporated | November 13, 1955 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission–manager |
| • Mayor | Ken Schneier |
| • Vice Mayor | Mike Haycock |
| • Commissioners | Gary Coffin, Penny Gold, Debra Williams, B.J. Bishop, Debbie Murphy |
| • City Manager | Howard N. Tipton |
| • City Clerk | Trish Shinkle |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.00 sq mi (41.44 km2) |
| • Land | 4.08 sq mi (10.56 km2) |
| • Water | 11.92 sq mi (30.88 km2) |
| Elevation | 3 ft (1 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,505 |
| • Density | 1,840.36/sq mi (710.54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 34228 |
| Area code | 941 |
| FIPS code | 12-41150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0286084 |
| Website | www |
Longboat Key is a town in Manatee and Sarasota counties along the central west coast of the U.S. state of Florida, located on and coterminous with the barrier island of the same name. Longboat Key is south of Anna Maria Island, between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It is almost equally divided between the Manatee and Sarasota counties. The town of Longboat Key was incorporated in 1955 and is part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town's population was 7,505 at the 2020 census, up from 6,888 at the 2010 census.