Pine Island Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Broward County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,199 at the 2000 census. Formerly a part of unincorporated Broward County, Pine Island Ridge was annexed into the town of Davie, Florida on 15 September 2006 and is now a neighborhood of that town.
The natural area was once the site of hunting camps of the Tequesta Native American tribe, as well as a refuge for the Seminole during the Second Seminole War (1835-1842).
Broward County purchased Pine Island Ridge in 1989 as part of the $75 million Environmentally Sensitive Lands Bond Issue.
Pine Island Ridge is located at 26°5′42″N 80°16′26″W. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of .79 square miles (2.05 km2). 78 square miles (2.02 km2) of it is land and .01 square miles (0.03 km2) is water (1.27%). Pine Island Ridge contains the highest natural point in Broward County—29 feet above sea level.
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Pine Island Ridge, Its History and Its Future
Walking Pine Island Ridge, Davie, FL