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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.
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 ]
Location of Polk County in Florida. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Florida. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Florida, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts ...
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 ...
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]
Polk County, Florida Registered Historic Place stubs (63 P) Pages in category "National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Florida" The following 79 pages are in this category, out of 79 total.
[11] Judd served as an adjunct professor at the University of South Florida and Florida Southern College. [4] Judd served as president of the Florida Sheriffs Association (2013–2014) [4] and president of the Major County Sheriffs of America (2018–2019). [4] He is a commissioner on the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety ...
Homeland Heritage Park is a historical park in Homeland, Florida, Polk County, Florida. The site includes the 1878 Homeland School building, the 1887 Old Homeland Methodist Church, the former Methodist parsonage and church annex, an English family's log cabin and barn from 1888 and the 1880 Raulerson House.