Polk County, Florida

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Polk County, Florida

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Location in the state of Florida
Florida's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	February 8, 1861
Seat	Bartow
Largest City	Lakeland
Area - Total - Land - Water	2,011 sq mi (5,208 km²) 1,798 sq mi (4,657 km²) 213 sq mi (552 km²), 10.6%
Population^Est. - (2016) - Density	666,149 370/sq mi (143/km²)
Time zone	Eastern: UTC-5/-4
Website: www.polk-county.net
Named for: James K. Polk

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]

References

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Tallahassee (capital)

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