{{about||the island in the city of Miami|Bird Key (Miami)}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2018}} {{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> <!-- Basic info ----------------> |official_name = Bird Key, Florida |other_name = Bird Island |native_name = <!-- for cities whose native name is not in English --> |nickname = |settlement_type = |motto = <!-- images and maps -----------> |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_shield = |shield_size = |image_blank_emblem = |blank_emblem_type = |blank_emblem_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |image_map1 = |mapsize1 = |map_caption1 = |image_dot_map = |dot_mapsize = |dot_map_caption = |dot_x = |dot_y = |pushpin_map = USA Florida |pushpin_label_position = <!-- the position of the pushpin label: left, right, top, bottom, none --> |pushpin_map_caption = |pushpin_mapsize = <!-- Location ------------------> |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = United States |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = Florida |subdivision_type2 = Counties |subdivision_name2 = Sarasota <!-- Politics -----------------> |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title = |leader_name = |leader_title1 = <!-- for places with, say, both a mayor and a city manager --> |leader_name1 = |leader_title2 = |leader_name2 = |leader_title3 = |leader_name3 = |leader_title4 = |leader_name4 = |established_title = <!-- Settled --> |established_date = |established_title2 = <!-- Incorporated (town) --> |established_date2 = |established_title3 = <!-- Incorporated (city) --> |established_date3 = <!-- Area ---------------------> |area_magnitude = |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 = 12.7 |area_land_km2 = 9.6 |area_water_km2 = 2.8 |area_total_sq_mi = 9.3 |area_land_sq_mi = 6.9 |area_water_sq_mi = 3.1 |area_water_percent = |area_urban_km2 = |area_urban_sq_mi = |area_metro_km2 = |area_metro_sq_mi = |area_blank1_title = |area_blank1_km2 = |area_blank1_sq_mi = <!-- Population -----------------------> |population_as_of = 2000 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total = 857 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = <!-- General information ---------------> |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = EDT |utc_offset_DST = -4 |coordinates = {{coord|27|18|59|N|82|33|34|W|region:US-FL_type:city|display=inline,title}} |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_ft = 10 <!-- Area/postal codes & others --------> |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 34236 |area_code = 941 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 293935<ref name="GR3">{{cite web |url=http://geonames.usgs.gov |accessdate=June 20, 2018 |title=US Board on Geographic Names |publisher=United States Geological Survey}}</ref> |website = |footnotes = }}
'''Bird Key''' is a barrier island in Sarasota Bay, south of the John Ringling Causeway, between mainland Sarasota and St. Armands Key. Originally a small barrier island connected to the Ringling Causeway by a tree lined causeway of its own, it was the home of John Ringling North, nephew of circus magnate John Ringling. Created by dredge and fill in the late 1950s, it is approximately {{convert|250|acre|km2}} of one of the most prestigious residential areas on Florida's West Coast.
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{{Sarasota County, Florida}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Sarasota County, Florida Category:Islands of Sarasota County, Florida Category:Islands of Florida Category:Unincorporated communities in Florida