Rotonda West, Florida
Rotonda West, Florida
Rotonda | |
|---|---|
The residential development project that contains most of the town. | |
Location in Charlotte County and the state of Florida | |
| Coordinates: 26°53′09″N 82°16′10″W / 26.88583°N 82.26944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Charlotte |
| Area | |
| 11.54 sq mi (29.88 km2) | |
| • Land | 10.66 sq mi (27.60 km2) |
| • Water | 0.88 sq mi (2.27 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 10,114 | |
| • Density | 949.05/sq mi (366.42/km2) |
| • Urban | 15,600 |
| Time zone | Eastern Time |
| ZIP code | 33947 |
| Area code | 941 |
| FIPS code | 12-61937 |
| Website | https://www.rotondawest.org |
Rotonda West is an unincorporated, deed-restricted planned community situated in Charlotte County, Florida, United States. The 2020 U.S. Census Bureau lists it as the Rotonda census-designated place, with a population of 10,114, up from 8,759 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Punta Gorda, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, included in the North Port-Bradenton, Florida Combined Statistical Area. It was developed and named Rotonda West by Cavanagh Communities Corporation, which purchased the land in 1969.
The developer also purchased land in southern Martin County and northern Palm Beach County for a second project to be named "Rotonda East." The land selected for that development was swamp land, located north of West Indiantown Road, south of the Tailwinds Airport, west of Interstate 95 and east of Mack Dairy Road. It was not considered wise to drain those wetlands due to changing views on the ecological value of wetlands, and the Army Corps of Engineers refused a permit, so the Rotonda East project was abandoned.