Polk_County,_Florida

Polk County () is located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Florida. The county population was 725,046, as of the 2020 census, and estimated to be 787,404, as of July 1, 2022. 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 populous one and the 89th-most populous primary statistical area of the United States as of July 1, 2012.The center of population of Florida is located in Polk County, near the city of Lake Wales. Polk County is home to one public university, one state college, and four private universities.