Polk County, Florida
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Polk County 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 Barto
The Polk County Courthouse in Bartow
Polk County History Center where the Genealogical Library is located.
Municipalities of Polk County
Bartow, Florida
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Bartow is a city and the county seat of Polk County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1851 as Fort Blount, the city was renamed in honor of Francis S. Bartow, the first brigade commander of the Conf
Polk County, Florida
…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…
Old Polk County Courthouse
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The Benjamin Franklin Holland House located at 590 East Stanford Avenue
The L.B. Brown House located at 470 South Second Avenue