Polk County, Florida

Polk County
	Polk County, Florida
	Map
	; Location in the state of Florida
	; Florida's location in the U.S.
	Statistics
Founded	8 February 1861
Seat	Bartow
Area; - Total; - Land; - Water	; 2,010 sq mi (5,206 km²); 1,874 sq mi (4,854 km²); 136 sq mi (352 km²), 6.75%
Population; - (2006); - Density	; 561,606 ; 259/sq mi (100/km²)
	Website: www.polk-county.net

Polk County is a county in the U.S. state of Florida. As of 2000, 483,924 people lived there. The U.S. Census Bureau 2006 estimate for the county is 561,606.^[1] The county seat is Bartow, Florida^[2]. Its largest city is Lakeland. The center of population of Florida is in the town of Lake Wales.^[3]

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Polk County, Florida
Map
Location in the state of Florida
Florida's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	8 February 1861
Seat	Bartow
Area - Total - Land - Water	2,010 sq mi (5,206 km²) 1,874 sq mi (4,854 km²) 136 sq mi (352 km²), 6.75%
Population - (2006) - Density	561,606 259/sq mi (100/km²)
Website: www.polk-county.net