The Meadows (Florida)

The Meadows is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,994 at the 2010 census. The Meadows Community Association is an active, deed-restricted community consisting of 3500 households, including single-family homes, villas, condominiums, a skilled care and rehabilitation center, and a rental retirement community with all levels of living from independent and assisted living to memory care, skilled nursing, and rehabilitation. The Meadows is also home to a shopping village and The Meadows Country Club, a private facility that offers golf, tennis, dining, and social memberships as well as two courses open for public golf.Situated in a 1650-acre, natural setting, The Meadows offers more than 80 pristine lakes and waterways and preserve areas. There are approximately 17 miles of roads, 14 miles of sidewalks and bike trails, and a 1.7-mile fitness trail that wind throughout the community.The development was originally built by the British construction company Taylor Woodrow in the early 1980s. The CDP is part of the Bradenton - Sarasota - Venice Metropolitan Statistical Area.GeographyThe Meadows is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 6.0km2, of which 5.6sqkm is land and 0.4sqkm, or 6.18%, is water.