Longboat Key, Florida

Longboat Key, Florida
Town of Longboat Key
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
Coordinates: 27°22′43″N 82°37′41″W / 27.37861°N 82.62806°W / 27.37861; -82.62806
CountryUnited States
StateFlorida
CountiesSarasota, Manatee
Settled1842-1891
IncorporatedNovember 13, 1955
Government
 • TypeCommission–manager
Area
 • Total
16.00 sq mi (41.44 km2)
 • Land4.08 sq mi (10.56 km2)
 • Water11.92 sq mi (30.88 km2)
Elevation
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
7,505
 • Density1,840.3/sq mi (710.54/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
34228
Area code941
FIPS code12-41150
GNIS feature ID2406041
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 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.