Address: PO Box 9005 Drawer BC01, Bartow, FL 33831
Phone: 863-534-6000
Fax: 863-534-7655
Website: www.polk-county.net
In central FL, east of Tampa; organized Feb 8, 1861 from Brevard and Hillsborough counties. Name Origin: For James Knox Polk (1795-1849), eleventh U.S. president.
Area (sq mi): 2,009.99 (Land: 1,874.38 Water: 135.6). Pop per sq mi: 289.6.
Pop 2005: 542,912. State Rank: 9. Pop changes: 2000-2005: +12.2%; 1990-2000: +19.4%. Pop 2000: 483,924 (White: 74.7%; Black: 13.5%; Hispanic or Latino: 9.5%; Asian: 0.9%; Other: 5.9%) Foreign born: 6.9%. Median age: 38.6.
Income 2000: per capita $18,302; median household $36,036; Pop below poverty: 12.9%.
Personal per capita income 2000-2003: $23,723-$25,323.
Unemployment 2004: 5%. Unemployment 2000: 6.2%; Change from 2000: -1.2%. Median travel time to work: 25.4 minutes. Working outside county of residence: 15.7%.
Cities with pop over 10,000:
| City | Pop. |
| Auburndale | 12,154 |
| Lakeland | 88,357 |
| Haines City | 14,530 |
| Winter Haven | 27,855 |
| Lake Wales | 11,802 |
| Bartow (county seat) | 15,824 |
State: Florida
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