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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] Its county seat is Bartow, [2] and its largest city is Lakeland. Polk County comprises the Lakeland–Winter Haven metropolitan ...
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.
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 Polk Parkway has become an important part of Polk County's transportation infrastructure as traffic has increased in the growing county. [ 17 ] There have been several plans presented to the public regarding a proposed Heartland Parkway which would be a roughly 110-mile (180 km) parkway extending from the Polk Parkway to Southwest Florida ...
The Central Polk Parkway, also known as State Road 570B (SR 570B), is a proposed controlled-access toll road in Polk County, Florida. The proposed road is actually two separate roads—called legs by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). The western segment will connect the Polk Parkway with SR 60 between Bartow and Lake Wales. [1]
I-4 near Polk City: Polk Parkway 1999: current Open road tolling; cash collection ended in September 2022 SR 570B — — SR 570: US 17: Central Polk Parkway proposed — First Segment Set to open in mid-2029. SR 589: 67.5: 108.6 I-275/SR 60: SR 44 near Lecanto: Suncoast Parkway/Veterans Expressway 1994: current
Before 1965, Polk County maintained two separate school systems, one for white students, and a separate system for non-white students. In 1963, a group of parents of Black students attempted to have their children admitted to the all-white schools. When their applications were denied by the school board, they filed suit in federal district court.
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]