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Bolivar / ˈ b ɒ l ɪ v ər / [4] is a city and county seat of Polk County, Missouri, United States. [5] The city is named after South American revolutionary, Simón Bolívar , and Bolivar, Tennessee .
Polk County is a county located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,519. [1] Its county seat is Bolivar. [2] The county was organized January 5, 1835, [3] and named for Ezekiel Polk. Polk County is part of the Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
A post office called Sunset was established in 1888, and remained in operation until 1900. [2] The name Sunset most likely is a transfer from another American place of the same name.
North Ward School, also known as the Bolivar High School and Polk County North Ward Museum, is a historic school building located at Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri. It was designed by architect Henry H. Hohenschild and built in 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. [1]
Southwest Baptist University (SBU) is a private Baptist university in Bolivar, Missouri. It is affiliated with the Missouri Baptist Convention, which is part of the Southern Baptist Convention. In 2023, it had a total enrollment of 2,168 students enrolled. [1]
Sunshine Biscuits, formerly known as The Loose-Wiles Biscuit Company, was an independent American baker of cookies, crackers, and cereals. The company, which became a brand on a few products such as Cheez-It , was purchased by Keebler Company in 1996, [ 1 ] which was purchased by Kellogg Company in 2001.
Bolivar Public Library, also known as the Carnegie Library of Bolivar and Polk County Genealogical Society Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri. It was built in 1915, and is a 1 1/2- to two-story, rectangular, brick building with Classical Revival style design elements. It has a flat roof and three ...
Bolivar Municipal Airport covers an area of 183 acres (74 ha) at an elevation of 1,092 feet (333 m) above mean sea level.It has one runway designated 18/36 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,000 by 75 feet (1,219 by 23 m).