Other elements of Davie’s western theme include a strong equestrian community, which enjoys the town’s unique “Open Space” policy. This voter-approved idea protects wide expanses of green, which assures pathways connecting parks and nature preserves, to help let residents stay touch with nature. The occasional citrus grove can still be found, though many of those still standing are sorely overgrown.

And some of Broward County’s most pristine lands, such as the magnificent oak hammock at the county’s highest elevation in Tree Tops Park, are found in the town limits.

Many Davie residents still wear the cowboy hats of their Florida frontiersmen forefathers, although the town is no longer at the western edge of the horizon. Southwest Ranches and Weston have pushed back the boundaries of civilization even closer to the Everglades, making Davie’s location more central to Broward’s urban life. The town’s establishment as an educational center reflects that and lends sophistication to the town’s otherwise rustic core.

Decades older than many of its neighboring cities, Davie has managed to maintain it’s family-oriented residential demeanor without giving too much away to progress and development. With an estimated population of 92,000, it’s still the small town that other communities only claim to be. Of course, with annexations like those incorporating United Ranches and Pine Island Ridge, other communities are literally becoming Davie.