Redland, Florida | |
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Coordinates: 25°31′42″N 80°29′25″W / 25.5284426°N 80.4903347°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Florida |
County | Miami-Dade |
Government | |
• Governing body | Miami-Dade County |
• Mayor | Daniella Levine Cava |
Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
Population (2010[1]) | |
• Total | 10,138[specify] |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Area code(s) | 305, 786 |
FIPS code | 12-36100[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 0285050[3] |
Redland, long known also as the Redlands[4][5][6] or the Redland,[7] is a historic unincorporated community and agricultural area in Miami-Dade County, Florida, located about 20 miles (32 km) southwest of downtown Miami and just northwest of Homestead, Florida. It is unique in that it constitutes a large farming belt directly adjoining what is now the seventh most populous major metropolitan area in the United States.[8] Named for the pockets of red clay that cover a layer of oolitic limestone,[9] Redland produces a variety of tropical fruits, many of which do not grow elsewhere in the continental United States.[10] The area also contains a large concentration of ornamental nurseries.[9] The landscape is dotted with u-pick'em fields, coral rock (oolite) walls, and the original clapboard homes of early settlers and other historic early twentieth century structures.