Longboat Key, Florida

Longboat Key, Florida
City of Longboat Key
View of Millar bay and Sister Keys from a Longboat Keys residence
View of Millar bay and Sister Keys from a Longboat Keys residence
Motto(s): 
Premier Community, Exceptional Service
Location in Manatee County and the state of Florida
Location in Manatee County and the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°23′49″N 82°38′41″W / 27.39694°N 82.64472°W / 27.39694; -82.64472
Country United States
State Florida
CountiesSarasota, Manatee
Settled1842-1891
IncorporatedNovember 13, 1955
Government
 • TypeCommission–manager
 • MayorKen Schneier
 • Vice MayorMike Haycock
 • CommissionersGary Coffin, Penny Gold,
Debra Williams,
B.J. Bishop,
Debbie Murphy
 • City ManagerHoward N. Tipton
 • City ClerkTrish Shinkle
Area
 • Total16.00 sq mi (41.44 km2)
 • Land4.08 sq mi (10.56 km2)
 • Water11.92 sq mi (30.88 km2)
Elevation
3 ft (1 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total7,505
 • Density1,840.36/sq mi (710.54/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
34228
Area code941
FIPS code12-41150[2]
GNIS feature ID0286084[3]
Websitewww.longboatkey.org

Longboat Key is a town in Manatee and Sarasota counties along the central west coast of the U.S. state of Florida, located on and coterminous with the barrier island of the same name. Longboat Key is south of Anna Maria Island, between Sarasota Bay and the Gulf of Mexico. It is almost equally divided between the Manatee and Sarasota counties. The town of Longboat Key was incorporated in 1955 and is part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town's population was 7,505 at the 2020 census, up from 6,888 at the 2010 census.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012. Retrieved January 31, 2008.