Parkland, Florida

Parkland is a suburban city, 42 miles (68 km) northwest of

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. ^[6][7]

History

On July 10, 1963 a city charter was passed upon legislative approval after actively supported through the Florida State House of Representatives as House bill 2079, guided through the Florida House with the aid of Representative Emerson Alsworth Esq., from the original idea of a city charter for an unincorporated rural ranch style open spaced town of founder and local farmer, rancher, veteran, and politician Bruce Blount. Early on, Blount put up tracts of his private land, calling his town BBB Ranches, in his original attempts for official recognition. Rep. Alsworth would facilitate this process of approval by adding in the bill the name of the proposed town as Parkland, a description befitting Blount's initial proposal of an undeveloped town out of the way of the building boon of

Parkland is located at 26°18′55″N 80°14′26″W / 26.315357°N 80.240444°W / 26.315357; -80.240444.^[10] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 12.8 square miles (33.2 km²), of which 12.3 square miles (31.9 km²) is land and 0.50 square miles (1.3 km²) (3.97%) is water.^[11] The northern boundary of Parkland coincides with the border between Broward and Palm Beach counties. West Boca Raton, an unincorporated area of Palm Beach County that extends west of Boca Raton's city limits, lies to the north. Coconut Creek lies to the east, Coral Springs lies to the south and the west is bounded by the Everglades.

Demographics

2020 census

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 34,670 people, 9,819 households, and 8,526 families residing in the city.^[14]

2010 census

As of 2010, there were 8,292 households, out of which 7.4% were vacant.

According to a 2016 estimate, the median income for a household in the city was $131,340, and the estimated median house value was $596,212.

2000 census

In 2000, the city population was spread out, with 35.1% under the age of 18, 4.3% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 24.0% from 45 to 64, and 3.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males.

As of 2000, 82.79% of inhabitants spoke English at home, while 11.48% spoke Spanish, of 2.03% spoke Italian, and 1.20% spoke German.^[16]

Politics

Parkland elects a five-member City Commission. Elections are non-partisan, however, all current members are party-affiliated (4 Democrats and 1 Republican).^{[citation needed]}

Education

Broward County Public Schools operates public schools in Parkland.^[18]

Public high school

• Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School serves almost all of the city limits,^[19] while small sections are zoned to Coral Springs High School^[20]

In addition the community is in the service area of the magnet school Pompano Beach High School.^[21]

Public middle school

• Westglades Middle School in Parkland serves almost all of the city limits,^[22] while small sections are zoned to Forest Glen Middle School in Coral Springs.^[23]

Public elementary schools

• Riverglades Elementary School^[24]
• Park Trails Elementary School^[25]
• Heron Heights Elementary School^[26]

Portions are zoned to Coral Park and Park Springs elementaries in Coral Springs.^[27][28]

Private primary schools

• Mary Help of Christians School (of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami)

Notable people

• Caesar Bacarella, race car driver
• X González, political activist who organized protests in response to the 2018 shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School
• Roberto Luongo, former NHL goalie for the Florida Panthers, has lived in Parkland since 2000^[29]
• Andrew Peeke, professional ice hockey player
• Anthony Rizzo, professional baseball player for the New York Yankees
• his death^[30]
• Jon Weiner, ESPN radio host
• George Poveromo, Renowned saltwater angler and host of World of Saltwater Fishing on the Discovery Channel.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Parkland, Florida.

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Parkland (Florida).

• Official website