Redland, Florida
Redland, Florida | |
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The 1912 Pioneer Guild Hall in Redland, now the Redland Grocery | |
| Coordinates: 25°31′42″N 80°29′25″W / 25.5284426°N 80.4903347°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Florida |
| County | Miami-Dade |
| Government | |
| • Governing body | Miami-Dade County |
| • Mayor | Daniella Levine Cava |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 10,138 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 33030, 33031, 33032, 33034, 33170, 33187 |
| Area code(s) | 305, 786 |
| FIPS code | 12-36100 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0285050 |
Redland, long known also as the Redlands or the Redland, is a historic unincorporated community and agricultural area in Miami-Dade County, Florida, located about 20 miles (32 km) southwest of downtown Miami and just northwest of Homestead, Florida. It is unique in that it constitutes a large farming belt directly adjoining what is now the seventh most populous major metropolitan area in the United States. Named for the pockets of red clay that cover a layer of oolitic limestone, Redland produces a variety of tropical fruits, many of which do not grow elsewhere in the continental United States. The area also contains a large concentration of ornamental nurseries. The landscape is dotted with u-pick'em fields, coral rock (oolite) walls, and the original clapboard homes of early settlers and other historic early twentieth century structures.