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Polk County comprises the Lakeland–Winter Haven metropolitan statistical area (MSA). [3] This MSA is the 77th-most populous one and the 89th-most populous primary statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012. [4] [5] The center of population of Florida is located in Polk County, near the city of Lake Wales. [6]
Bartow (/ ˈ b ɑːr t oʊ / BAR-toh) is a city and the county seat of Polk County, Florida, United States.Founded in 1851 as Fort Blount, the city was renamed in honor of Francis S. Bartow, the first brigade commander of the Confederate Army to die in combat during the American Civil War.
The seal of the City of Oaks and Azaleas. The history of Bartow, Florida spans over 150 years, although humans have inhabited the area for close to 12,000 years. Established in 1851 by Redding Blount, the city has gone from being a small frontier outpost vulnerable to Seminole Indian attack to being the county seat of Polk County, a county with more than half a million people.
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. Lakeland is ...
When a new county named St. Lucie County was established in 1905, Fort Pierce was named the county seat. Lake Butler was the county seat of Bradford County, Florida from 1860 until a referendum changed the county seat to Starke, Florida on August 17, 1887. Lake Butler later became the county seat of Union County, Florida when it was established ...
The Auburndale Public Library is a member of the Polk County Library Cooperative. The library is located at 100 West Bridgers Avenue Auburndale, Florida 33823. [22] The library offers a number of services to all Polk County Residents, including 24/7 card catalog access. [22]
Davenport is located within the Central Florida Highlands area of the Atlantic coastal plain with a terrain consisting of flatland interspersed with gently rolling hills. [ 11 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km 2 ), of which 1.6 square miles (4.1 km 2 ) is land and 0.1 square ...
The Haines City Public Library is a member of the Polk County Library Cooperative. It is located at 111 N 6th Street Haines City, FL 33844. [21] Haines City first established a library in 1916, under the direction of the Women's Club of Haines City. The first library was located inside the Leisure Lodge, which was located on Railroad Park.