Southwest Ranches, Florida

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Location of Southwest Ranches in Broward County, Florida

Southwest Ranches, located 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Fort Lauderdale, is Broward county's 30th incorporated place, having incorporated in the year 2000 to avoid annexation by the City of Pembroke Pines and to preserve its semi-rural lifestyle. Because the area has many horse ranches and is located in the southwestern part of Broward County, residents chose "Southwest Ranches" over many other potential town names. The population as of the 2000 census was 7,203. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S. Census Bureau was 7,342.^[1] The town includes the 2000 U.S. Census census-designated places of Country Estates, Green Meadow, Ivanhoe Estates, Rolling Oaks and Sunshine Ranches.

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The area is primarily residential, with most lots of 1 acre (4,046.86 m²) or more. There are some small farms and equestrian ranches. The town has laws that keep homes from being built on lots of less than 1 acre. This has created a conflict with the federal Fair Housing Act.^[2] They also generally stop streetlights and sidewalks from being built, a big difference from the cities of Cooper City, Davie, Pembroke Pines and Weston that surround the town. The town's government is run by a mayor and four council members. The town contracts with the Broward County Sheriff's Office to provide police services,^[3] and with a private company called John Canada and Associates to perform functions for the government, such as buying land, building parks and keeping records.

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Town of Southwest Ranches

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County seat: Fort Lauderdale

Cities	Coconut Creek \| Cooper City \| Coral Springs \| Dania Beach \| Deerfield Beach \| Fort Lauderdale \| Hallandale Beach \| Hollywood \| Lauderdale Lakes \| Lauderhill \| Lighthouse Point \| Margate \| Miramar \| North Lauderdale \| Oakland Park \| Parkland \| Pembroke Pines \| Plantation \| Pompano Beach \| Sunrise \| Tamarac \| West Park \| Weston \| Wilton Manors

Towns	Davie \| Hillsboro Beach \| Lauderdale-by-the-Sea \| Pembroke Park \| Southwest Ranches

Villages	Lazy Lake \| Sea Ranch Lakes

CDPs	Boulevard Gardens \| Broadview Park \| Franklin Park \| Hillsboro Pines \| Hillsboro Ranches \| Pompano Estates \| Roosevelt Gardens \| Sunshine Acres \| Washington Park

Former CDPs	Bonnie Loch-Woodsetter North \| Broadview-Pompano Park \| Broward Estates \| Carver Ranches \| Chambers Estates \| Chula Vista \| Collier Manor-Cresthaven \| Country Estates \| Crystal Lake \| Edgewater \| Estates of Fort Lauderdale \| Godfrey Road \| Golden Heights \| Green Meadow \| Ivanhoe Estates \| Kendall Green \| Lake Forest \| Leisureville \| Loch Lomond \| Melrose Park \| Miami Gardens \| North Andrews Gardens \| Oak Point \| Palm Aire \| Pine Island Ridge \| Pompano Beach Highlands \| Ramblewood East \| Ravenswood Estates \| Riverland Village \| Rock Island \| Rolling Oaks \| Royal Palm Ranches \| St. George \| Sunshine Ranches \| Tedder \| Terra Mar \| Twin Lakes \| Utopia \| Village Park \| West Ken-Lark

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