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Polk County (/ p oʊ k /) 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 ]
Polk County Public Schools is one of the largest school districts in the nation, encompassing more than 150 schools and serving more than 100,000 students through both traditional K-12 schools and a variety of other programs.
The exact coordinates for the City of Polk City are . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km 2), all land.Polk City is located within the Central Florida Highlands area of the Atlantic coastal plain, with a terrain consisting of flatland interspersed with gently rolling hills.
The Florida Department of Transportation has confirmed plans to move up the construction dates of two major highway projects in Polk County. The agency revealed starting dates for two local ...
Fort Meade is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. As of 2020, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,100. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city was named for George Meade, at the time an Army lieutenant serving in Florida following the Second Seminole War. [5]
Twenty-two Polk restaurants logged perfect inspections from Aug. 7 to 20. But one was closed for the fifth time this year and 47 received warnings. Polk County restaurant ordered to close for 5th ...
In 2015, Hansen issued a memo to Polk County Commissioners, advocating to have the county hire a full-time finance manager and not rely on the elected treasurer to be in charge of the millions in ...
The Polk County History Center is located at 100 East Main Street, Bartow, Florida, in the historic Old Polk County Courthouse.The museum consists of exhibits presenting local and regional history from pre-Columbian to present eras and a library with items pertaining to the history and genealogy of the eastern United States.