Little Gables is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Miami-Dade County () is a County (United States), county located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Florida. The county had a population of 2,701,767 as of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the most populous coun ...
. The name "Little Gables" comes from the community being located between the cities of
Coral Gables and
Miami
Miami is a East Coast of the United States, coastal city in the U.S. state of Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade County in South Florida. It is the core of the Miami metropolitan area, which, with a populat ...
.
Geography
Little Gables is bordered by Coral Gables on the east, west and south, and by the Miami neighborhood of
Flagami on the north.
History
There have been proposals for Coral Gables to annex Little Gables for several decades prior to 2018. An attempt at annexation was made in 2018-19 which ultimately failed due to the lack of alternative affordable housing for residents of a trailer park in the community which Coral Gables wished to redevelop.
Demographics
As of 2018, Little Gables,
High Pines and
Ponce-Davis (all unincorporated areas which Coral Gables was attempting to annex) had a combined population of about 5,490.
[https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/coral-gables/article222262680.html ]
References
Unincorporated communities in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Unincorporated communities in Florida
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