Longboat Key, FL Public Records
Longboat Key is an incorporated town in Sarasota County, Florida, with an estimated population of 7,463 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 4.1 square miles of land. That is down about 43 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Longboat Key Town Hall
Longboat Key's own town government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the town clerk under Florida's Public Records Law (Chapter 119). Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the town; see the offices below.
📇 Longboat Key Contact on File
| Government | Town Of Longboat Key |
| Contact listed | Mayor |
| Mailing address | 501 Bay Isles Rd, Longboat Key, FL 34228 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | www.longboatkey.org |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. The website was reported by the government and was answering when we last checked. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Longboat Key
Longboat Key is in Sarasota County (with parts in Manatee County). In Florida, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county. Divorce cases in Florida are heard by the Circuit Court in each county. Wills and estates in Florida are handled by the Circuit Court in each county.
📍 Sarasota County at a Glance
| County | Sarasota County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 476,604 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
| Also partly in | Manatee County |
⚖️ Sarasota County Clerk of the Circuit Court
| Address | 2000 Main Street, Sarasota, Florida 34237 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (941) 861-7400 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Circuit and county court case records; the Clerk is also the county recorder for official records (deeds, mortgages, liens) and marriage licenses |
| Official website | sarasotaclerk.com |
| Sources | dos.fl.gov/…/clerks-of-county-courts ↗ |
| Last verified | October 16, 2026 |
See the full Sarasota County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Longboat Key
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Longboat Key, FL:
📋 Longboat Key Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Florida Department of Health – Bureau of Vital StatisticsIn Florida, certified birth and death certificates can also be ordered from any county health department. |
| Deeds & property records | In Florida, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the Clerk of the Circuit Court in each county. |
| Court cases & divorce | Sarasota County courthouse. Divorce cases in Florida are heard by the Circuit Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Florida are handled by the Circuit Court in each county. |
| State court system | Florida Courts |
| Sex offender registry | Florida Sexual Offenders and Predators Search (FDLE) |