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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 ...
Polk County's Lora Baker has been appointed by Gov. Roy Cooper to serve as judge for District 29B, filling in the vacancy left by Emily Cowan, who retired.
Polk County is the name of twelve counties in the United States, all except two named after president of the United States James Knox Polk: Polk County, Arkansas; Polk County, Florida; Polk County, Georgia; Polk County, Iowa, containing Des Moines, the state capital. Polk County, Minnesota; Polk County, Missouri, named after Col. Ezekiel Polk ...
The Eagle Lake Public Library is a member of the Polk County Library Cooperative. [20] The library is located at 75 North Seventh Street Eagle Lake, Florida 33839. It is a part of the city hall complex.
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.
Fort Meade is the oldest city in Polk County, dating its origins to 1849, when it was established along a new military road from Tampa (Fort Brooke) to Fort Pierce following the Second Seminole War. The town and road were originally sited by then-lieutenant George Meade of the Corps of Topographical Engineers , whose commander named it for him ...
Mulberry is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area, with parts of unincorporated Lakeland on its northern boundary. The population was 3,952 at the 2020 census. Mulberry is home to the 334-acre Alafia River Reserve.
In September 1996 Lakeland City Commissioners voted to join the new Polk County Library Cooperative. [3] On October 23, 2018 the Lakeland Public Library's first coffee shop opened to its patrons. The coffee shop, Black & Brew Lake Morton, [ 4 ] is a smaller version of the downtown flagship cafe, Black & Brew Coffee House and Bistro, owned by ...