Parkland, Florida

Parkland, Florida
City
Motto:  Environmentally Proud
Parkland, Florida Location in the United States
Coordinates: 26°18′55″N 80°14′26″W / 26.31528°N 80.24056°W / 26.31528; -80.24056
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Broward
Incorporated	July 10, 1963[1]
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
Area [2]
• City	14.35 sq mi (37.16 km2)
• Land	12.50 sq mi (32.38 km2)
• Water	1.84 sq mi (4.77 km2)  3.77%
Elevation	9 ft (4 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• City	34,670
• Density	2,772.93/sq mi (1,070.61/km2)
• Metro	6,166,488
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	33067, 33073, 33076
Area code(s)	754, 954
FIPS code	12-55125[4]
GNIS feature ID	0307615[5]
Website	www.cityofparkland.org

Parkland is a city in northern Broward County, Florida. As of the 2020 census, there were 34,670 people living there.^[3] Parkland is part of the Miami metropolitan area. It is known for its zoning laws which protect "park-like" character of the city.

Until the mid-1990s and early 2000s, there were no stores or traffic lights in Parkland.

1. ↑ "Broward-by-the-Numbers (pages 3-5)" (PDF). www.broward.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 10, 2015. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
2. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "DP1: PROFILE OF GENERAL POPULATION AND HOUSING CHARACTERISTICS". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.