Plantation, Florida
Plantation | |
|---|---|
Plantation Historical Museum | |
| Motto(s): "The Grass is Greener" and "E Vasitate Haec Urbs" | |
| Coordinates: 26°7′28″N 80°14′58″W / 26.12444°N 80.24944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Broward |
| Incorporated | April 23, 1953 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-Council |
| • Mayor | Nick Sortal |
| • Council President | Jennifer Andreu |
| • Councilmembers | Erik Anderson, Denise Appleby Horland, Louis Reinstein, and Pro Tem President Timothy J. Fadgen |
| • Chief Administrative Officer | Jason Nunemaker |
| • City Clerk | April Beggerow |
| Area | |
| 22.05 sq mi (57.12 km2) | |
| • Land | 21.75 sq mi (56.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2) 0.87% |
| Elevation | 9 ft (2.75 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 91,750 | |
| • Density | 4,218.20/sq mi (1,628.66/km2) |
| • Metro | 6,166,488 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 33311, 33313, 33317, 33322-33325, 33388 |
| Area codes | 754, 954 |
| FIPS code | 12-57425 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0289024 |
| Website | http://www.plantation.org |
Plantation is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is a part of the South Florida metropolitan area. The city's name comes from the previous part-owner of the land, the Everglades Plantation Company, and their unsuccessful attempts to establish a rice plantation in the area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the population was 91,750.