Ponce-Davis is an unincorporated community in
Miami-Dade County,
Florida
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,
United States
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The community is named for Ponce De Leon Road (Southwest 49th Avenue), the primary north-south road in the community, and for Davis Drive (Southwest 80th Street), the primary east-west road.
Geography
Ponce-Davis borders the city of
Coral Gables to the north, east, and south, the city of
South Miami
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South Miami's central business district is directl ...
to the west, and the unincorporated community of
High Pines to the northwest.
Ponce-Davis is mostly residential and consists mainly of single-family homes; there are no commercial districts within the community.
History
In 2018, the neighboring city of
Coral Gables made a proposal to annex Ponce-Davis and
High Pines. In 2019 Miami-Dade County rejected this proposal along with a similar proposal to annex the unincorporated community of
Little Gables.
[https://www.politicalcortadito.com/2019/07/24/little-gables-annexation-double-standard/]
Education
Ponce-Davis is home to
Our Lady of Lourdes Academy
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In 2006, Our Lady of Lourdes Academy was named one of t ...
, a
Catholic
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all-girls high school.
References
Unincorporated communities in Florida
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