Lakewood Ranch, Florida

Lakewood Ranch
Planned community
Lakewood Ranch
Location within the state of Florida
Coordinates: 27°27′54″N 82°25′48″W / 27.46500°N 82.43000°W / 27.46500; -82.43000Coordinates: 27°27′54″N 82°25′48″W / 27.46500°N 82.43000°W / 27.46500; -82.43000[1]
Country United States
State Florida
Counties Manatee, Sarasota
Established February 24, 1994[2]
Government
 • Type CDD and HOA
Area[3]
 • Total 8.59 sq mi (22.26 km2)
Elevation 30 ft (9 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes 34202, 34240
Area code(s) 941
FIPS code 12-39067[4]
GNIS feature ID 2571108[1]

Lakewood Ranch is a master planned community located in southeastern Manatee County and northeastern Sarasota County Florida, United States consisting of approximately 5,500 acres (2,200 ha).[3] It is part of the North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Portion of the community is built on part of what was previously a timber ranch owned by members of Milwaukee's Uihlein family.[5]

The first neighborhood development, Summerfield, went up in 1995. The population for the 34202 ZIP Code Tabulation Area, in which Lakewood Ranch is located, was 19,816 at the 2010 Census[6] (a 29% increase over the population of 15,335 at the 2000 Census.)[7]

Government

Lakewood Ranch is maintained through five community development districts (CDD). The CDDs main powers are to plan, finance, construct, operate, and maintain community-wide infrastructure and services specifically for the benefit of its residents.[8]

The Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority (IDA) was created to operate Town Hall and provide administrative, financial, and operations/maintenance services to the Lakewood Ranch CDDs. The IDA is composed of one representative from each CDD.[9]

Education

Schools located near Lakewood Ranch:

Public schools

  • Lakewood Ranch High School
  • Braden River High School
  • Braden River Middle School
  • R. Dan Nolan Middle School
  • Carlos E. Haile Middle School
  • Gilbert W. McNeal Elementary School
  • Robert Willis Elementary School
  • Braden River Elementary School
  • DB Gullet Elementary School
  • Freedom Elementary School

Private schools

  • Out-of-Door Academy
  • Sea of Strengths Academy
  • Pinnacle Academy
  • The Goddard School
  • Kids 'R' Kids Learning Academy
  • Providence Community School[10]

College

Vocational school

  • Manatee Technical College
  • Meridian College

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. September 21, 2009. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Ordinance No. 94-07 - Establishment of Lakewood Ranch Community Development District 1 (CDD1)" (PDF). Manatee County Government. February 24, 1994. Retrieved March 26, 2018.
  3. 1 2 "SMR Farms". Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, Inc. (SMR) Farms. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  4. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  5. ↑ "The History of SMR Farms". Schroeder-Manatee Ranch, Inc. (SMR) Farms. Retrieved March 28, 2018.
  6. ↑ Community Facts for 34202. US Census Bureau. Retrieved on July 11, 2016.
  7. ↑ 34202 Fact Sheet. US Census Bureau. Retrieved on June 26, 2008.
  8. ↑ "LWR:CDD". Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  9. ↑ "LWR:IDA". Lakewood Ranch Inter-District Authority. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  10. ↑ "Providence Community School". Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  11. ↑ Lisa Marie Lentz. "Lakewood Ranch Rounds up Residents", The Bradenton Herald, October 15, 2003, pp. 13C.
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