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Kensington Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sarasota County, Florida, United States. The population was 3,901 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bradenton–Sarasota–Venice Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Kensington Park CDP overview:
Name:	Kensington Park CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	Florida
County:	Sarasota County
Elevation:	20 ft (6 m)
Total Area:	0.99 sq mi (2.55 km²)
Land Area:	0.97 sq mi (2.50 km²)
Water Area:	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)
Total Population:	3,697
Population Density:	3,823.16/sq mi (1,476.34/km²)
ZIP code:	34235
Area code:	941
FIPS code:	1236200
GNISfeature ID:	1867159

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History

During the post-World War II economic boom a number of new subdivisions developed up in the area surrounding Sarasota. In 1955, the Paver Construction Company, purchased over 400 acres from Charles Schmid, a local dairy farmer. Previously, the company built the Paver Park Estates subdivision. Paver Construction was started when Martin Paver, a native of New York state, along with his wife, visited Sarasota in 1949 and liked it so much that he decided to move there and get into real estate development. He also got his two sons involved. Construction would began in 1956 and had 1,400 homes in it when fully completed. The name of the subdivision comes from where the Pavers had lived at in Great Neck, New York.

By 1960, Kensington Park also had a 14 acre Swim & Country Club that included an Olympic swimming pool, shuffleboard courts, gardens, tennis courts, picnic areas and an 8,400 square foot main building with “air-conditioned clubrooms”, an auditorium, and theatre stage with professional lighting/ sound equipment. By 1969, only 20% of the households in Kensington Park were paying the $100 per year membership fee, thus operating it at a loss. Even though a majority of residents presented a bill proposing a $50 per household annual fee for all Kensington Park residents to use the facilities, the Sarasota County Commission rejected the proposal. Two months later, Kensington Park offered the facility to the YMCA free of charge and it became the Kensington Park YMCA

Kensington Park was unique for being the first sustainable community to ever be built in Southwestern Florida. Another fact that would make the subdivision unique was how the utilities would work. The utilities would be in the hands of the subdivision but each person who owned property would have a share of ownership in it. Purchasing a home would help pay for its installation and maintenance. In 1958, Kensington Park started its own sewer and water system at rates lower than the City of Sarasota.

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Geography

Kensington Park is located at 27°21′25″N 82°29′43″W / 27.35694°N 82.49528°W / 27.35694; -82.49528 (27.356856, -82.495377).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.4 km), of which 1.3 square miles (3.3 km) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km), or 3.76%, is water.