Parkland
Sign in to saveAlso known as Parkland, Florida, Parkland, FL, City of Parkland
city in Broward County, Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- County
- Broward
- Incorporated
- July 10, 1963
- Type
- Council-Manager
- City
- 14.35 sq mi (37.16 km )
- Land
- 12.50 sq mi (32.38 km )
- Water
- 1.84 sq mi (4.77 km )
- Elevation
- 13 ft (4.0 m)
- Density
- 2,772.9/sq mi (1,070.61/km )
- Metro
- 6,166,488
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Zip codes
- 33067, 33073, 33076
- Area codes
- 754 , 954
- Fips code
- 12-55125
- Website
- www .cityofparkland .org
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Parkland, FL | Official Website
Parkland is a vibrant community in northwest Broward County, Florida, with a population exceeding 35,000.
cityofparkland.org →Link to the official site · 562 chars · not written by Vinony
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Parkland
- Population
- 34670
- Area
- 33.186552
- Elevation
- 4
- Official website
- www.cityofparkland.org
- Image
- MarjoryStonemanDouglasHS 22Jun2008.jpg
- Households
- 9819
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- Parkland, Florida
- inception
- 1963-01-01
- P8168
- The Last Drop
- water as percent of area
- 3.7687
- per capita income
- 60052
Sources (8)
via Wikidata · CC0
~9 min read
Article
Parkland is a city in northern Broward County, Florida, United States. It is a suburb of Miami and located 42 miles (68 km) north of the city. As of the 2020 census, the population of Parkland was 34,670. Parkland is part of the Miami metropolitan area, which was home to 6,166,488 people in 2020.
Parkland's zoning laws are designed to protect the "park-like" character of the city. There were no stores or traffic lights in Parkland until the mid-1990s and early 2000s when large neighborhood developments (Heron Bay and Parkland Isles) were built. The city of Parkland has been known since its early days for its assortment of park spaces and its emphasis on environmental preservation and equestrianism, so beloved, that over the first decade of Parkland's existence horses had outnumbered the town's population.