Polk County
Also known as Polk County, Florida, Polk County, FL
county in Florida, United States
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Polk County is a county located in Florida in the United States. It is one of Florida's significant counties, situated in the central part of the state.
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Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- Founded
- February 8, 1861
- Named after
- James K. Polk
- Seat
- Bartow
- Largest city
- Lakeland
- Total
- 2,011 sq mi (5,210 km )
- Land
- 1,798 sq mi (4,660 km )
- Water
- 213 sq mi (550 km ) 10.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 874,790
- Density
- 403.3/sq mi (155.7/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
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Polk County (/poʊk/) is located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. The county population was 725,046 in the 2020 census, and was estimated to be 818,330 in July 2023. Its county seat is Bartow, and its largest city is Lakeland. Polk County comprises the Lakeland–Winter Haven metropolitan statistical area (MSA). This MSA is the 77th-most populous one and the 89th-most populous primary statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012.
The center of Florida's population is located in Polk County, near the city of Lake Wales. Polk County is home to one public university, one state college, and four private universities.