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Polk County ( / poʊk /) is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. The county population was 725,046, as of the 2020 census, and estimated to be 818,330, as of July 1, 2023. [1] Its county seat is Bartow, [2] and its largest city is Lakeland .
Lake Hancock is located in the Polk Upland area between the Winter Haven Ridge and Lakeland Ridge. [2] As part of the upper Peace River watershed, the lake has ecological importance throughout southwest Florida according to the Southwest Florida Water Management District. [3] [4] At 4,573 acres (18.51 km 2 ), it is one of the largest lakes in ...
Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. Located along I-4 east of Tampa and west of Orlando, it is the most populous city in Polk County. As of the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau release, the city had a population of 112,641. [ 8] Lakeland is a principal city of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Chain of Lakes (Winter Haven) The Chain of Lakes is a famous series of lakes in Central Florida. There are two chains of lakes, the northern chain and the southern chain. The northern chain extends across three cities: Winter Haven, Lake Alfred, and Lake Hamilton. It has ten lakes, connected by a series of canals. [1]
12-38950 [3] GNIS feature ID. 2404869 [2] Website. www .lakewalesfl .gov. Lake Wales is a city in Polk County, Florida. It is part of the Lakeland – Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 16,361 at the 2020 census.
Crooked Lake is one of the largest lakes in Polk County both in terms of area and total volume with a maximum depth of 45 feet (14 m) and over 21.6 billion US gallons (82 × 10 ^ 6 m 3) of water. Originally known as Caloosa Lake by the Indians, [2] it is located on the Lake Wales Ridge , one of the highest areas in peninsula Florida.
Lake Henry (Polk County, Florida) / 28.0928; -81.6673. Lake Henry, a lake that borders on the northeast side of Winter Haven, Florida, has a surface area of 848-acre (3,430,000 m 2 ). The southwest corner of the lake is inside the Winter Haven City limits. All of the south side of the lake is bordered by mobile home parks and housing developments.
Lake Hamilton, Florida. / 28.04667°N 81.62222°W / 28.04667; -81.62222. Lake Hamilton is a town in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,537 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lakeland – Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is named after the lake itself: Lake Hamilton, which is one of the many ...