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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.
The fire became a turning point in the history of Southwest Baptist. The newly elected president, Robert E. Craig, used the event to stimulate the buying of 102 acres (41.3 ha) of farmland south of Bolivar. This farmland expanded into the Shoffner Campus on which Southwest Baptist University resides today. [10]
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]
Voters in the Bolivar school district rejected a partnership with Ozarks Technical Community College that would have increased residents' property tax levy in exchange for significantly lower tuition.
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 ...
First National Bank, also known as the Adams & Mosier Real Estate Company, is a historic bank building located at Bolivar in Polk County, Missouri USA. It was built in 1907 and is a two-story, Classical Revival style buff brick building. It has a flat roof and a limestone foundation. It features Classical pilasters and a terra cotta cornice.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of March 13, 2009 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]