Polk County is strategically located in the center of the Florida peninsula, about equal distance from the east and west coast and half way between the Georgia-Florida border and the Southern tip of the peninsula. Polk lies on the Interstate-4 corridor, 25 miles east of Tampa and 35 miles southwest of Orlando. As the geographic center of Florida, it is estimated that more than 7.5 million people reside within a 100 mile radius of Polk County. This is one of the largest concentrations of population in the southeast.
With more than 561,000 residents, Polk is the ninth largest county in population in the state and has 17 municipalities.
POLK COUNTY LINKS
County Government:
- Board of County Commissioners
- Clerk of Courts
- Property Appraiser
- Public Schools
- Sheriff's Office
- Supervisor of Elections
- Tax Collector
- Florida Department of Health in Polk
Cities and Towns:
- Auburndale
- Bartow
- Davenport
- Dundee
- Eagle Lake
- Fort Meade
- Frostproof
- Haines City
- Highland Park
- Hillcrest Heights
- Lake Alfred
- Lake Hamilton
- Lake Wales
- Lakeland
- Mulberry
- Polk City
- Winter Haven
Area Chambers of Commerce:
Economic Development Councils
Other Visioning Sites
תצוגת תוכן אינטרנט
Click on the image to view the 2019 State of the County Presentation
