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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 ]
English: This is a locator map showing Polk County in Florida. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 14 February 2006: Source:
This map shows the incorporated and unincorporated areas in Polk County, Florida, highlighting Polk City in red. It was created with a custom script with US Census Bureau data and modified with Inkscape. Date: 5 September 2007: Source: My own work, based on public domain information. Based on similar map concepts by Ixnayonthetimmay: Author: Arkyan
The population of Florida is 22,610,726, an increase of 5.0% from 2020. The average population of Florida's counties is 337,474; Miami-Dade County is the most populous (2,686,867) and Liberty County is the least (7,706). The average land area is 805 sq mi (2,085 km 2). The largest county is Collier County as per 2020 Census bureau of 1,998.32 ...
Polk-Osceola County Line at Poinciana: former SR 580 [1] CR 582: Knights Station-Griffin Road North Florida Avenue North Socrum Loop Road Hillsborough-Polk County Line Pearce Avenue former SR 582 [1] signed only north of SR 33 CR 630: Brewster-Fort Meade Road SR 37: US 17 & US 98: former SR 630 [1] CR 630: State Highway 630 West West H Street ...
Alturas is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Polk County, central Florida, United States. Its population was 4,084 as of the 2020 census. Alturas has a post office with ZIP code 33820. [3] [4] The main road that runs through Alturas is Polk County Road 665A. Florida State Road 60 runs just north of the community.
The current Polk County Courthouse. Phosphate mining has been a major player in Bartow's economy since the discovery of phosphate rock in 1881. [30] Polk County is part of the Bone Valley which is the richest source of phosphate rock in the world; [30] 75% of the United States's supply and 25% of the world's supply come from the Bone Valley. [30]
Peace Creek (now Bartow, Florida) and Fort Meade were the two largest cities in Polk County. Homeland was a stop midway between them, and gradually began to attract settlers. The original settlement was called Bethel, but the name was changed to Homeland. [2]