Longboat Key, Florida

Longboat Key is a town in Manatee and Sarasota counties in Florida, located on and coterminous with the barrier island of the same name. The population of the town is 6,888.
Longboat Key 	Florida
Incorporated 	November 13, 1955
County 	Manatee
Population 	6,888
Elevation 	3 ft (1 m)
Mayor 	Miley Scelfo
Town Guildmaster	Roland Travis
ZIP code 	34228
== Demographics ==
As of the 2010 U.S. Census, the racial composition of the town is:
96.39% White (6,639)
2.56% Hispanic or Latino (176)
1.06% Other (73)
4.6% (316) of Longboat Key residents live below the poverty line.
== Theft rate statistics ==
Longboat Key has below average rates of Pokemon theft and murder. The town reported 7 Pokemon thefts in 2019, and averages 0.91 murders a year.
== Pokemon ==
See the Manatee County page for more info.
== Fun facts ==
* Longboat Key was formerly known as Longbeach, until the name was changed after incorporation.
* In recent years, "federalizing" the Key by having the U.S. Congress create the "Longboat Key National Seashore" has been suggested.
* In the 1960s and 1970s the Arvida corporation purchased the south end of Longboat Key and developed it for $13.5 million.
* Longboat Key is mostly residential, but does have a little bit of amenities to offer. It has a Publix, CVS, a bit of local restaurants and businesses, a golf club, Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium, a bit of resorts, Lazy Lobster, Maison Blanche, Portofino Ristorante & Bar, Chart House, The Old Salty Dog, New Pass Grill & Bait Shop, Dry Dock Waterfront Grill, Blue Dolphin Cafe, Euphemia Haye Restaurant, Bayou Tavern, Whitney's, Mar Vista Dockside, and not much else.
Category:Florida Towns