Southwest Ranches, Florida
Southwest Ranches, Florida | |
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| Town of Southwest Ranches | |
| Motto(s): "Preserving Our Rural Lifestyle" (official) and "The pavement stops here!" (unofficial) | |
Location of Southwest Ranches within Broward County | |
| Coordinates: 26°3′31″N 80°20′14″W / 26.05861°N 80.33722°W | |
| Country | United States of America |
| State | Florida |
| County | Broward |
| Incorporated | June 6, 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Commission-Manager |
| • Mayor | Steve J. Breitkreuz (R) |
| • Vice Mayor | Jim Allbritton |
| • Council Member | Bob Hartmann, Gary Jablonski, and David S. Kuczenski |
| • Town Administrator | Andrew “Andy” Berns |
| • Town Clerk | Russell Muñiz |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.02 sq mi (33.71 km2) |
| • Land | 12.98 sq mi (33.61 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) |
| Elevation | 9 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,607 |
| • Density | 586.24/sq mi (226.35/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 33029, 33330-33332 |
| Area code(s) | 754, 954 |
| FIPS code | 12-68135 |
| Website | southwestranches |
Southwest Ranches is a town in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is a suburban community part of the Miami metropolitan area and is located on the eastern edge of the Everglades, 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Fort Lauderdale and about 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Miami. It is unusual in that it consists of three non-contiguous areas, albeit they are in close proximity; the two largest being separated by 1,455 feet (0.443 km). It became the county's 30th incorporated place in 2000 to avoid annexation into Pembroke Pines and to preserve its semirural lifestyle. Because the area has many horse ranches and is located in the southwestern part of Broward County, residents chose "Southwest Ranches" over other potential town names.
The population at the 2020 census was 7,607. The town includes the former census-designated places of Country Estates, Green Meadow, Ivanhoe Estates, Rolling Oaks, and Sunshine Ranches (as well as subneighborhoods Landmark Ranch Estates and Sterling Ranch Estates), all of which are now Southwest Ranches neighborhoods. To support its rural-equestrian lifestyle, the town has developed many equestrian trails.