Parkland is a city in northern Broward County, Florida, United States.

[6][7] On July 10, 1963, a city charter was passed upon legislative approval after actively supported through the Florida State House of Representatives as House bill 2079, guided through the Florida House with the aid of Representative Emerson Alsworth Esq., from the original idea of a city charter for an unincorporated rural ranch style open spaced town of founder and local farmer, rancher, veteran, and politician Bruce Blount.

Early on, Blount put up tracts of his private land, calling his town BBB Ranches, in his original attempts for official recognition.

Rep. Alsworth would facilitate this process of approval by adding in the bill the name of the proposed town as Parkland, a description befitting Blount's initial proposal of an undeveloped town out of the way of the building boon of Broward County.

[11] The northern boundary of Parkland coincides with the border between Broward and Palm Beach counties.

[12] As of the 2020 United States census, there were 34,670 people, 9,819 households, and 8,526 families residing in the city.

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 23,962 people, 7,073 households, and 6,084 families residing in the city.