Polk County Bulletin Boards Polk County offers two bulletin boards. Here is a place to post news of your special events and activities . This is your most complete Internet directory to Central Florida's Polk County. With a population of 15,000, this small city is a mixture of the traditional and urban. Located alongside the Peace River at the intersection of State Road 60 and US 98, Bartow features hundreds of large brick or frame houses lining shaded streets.
Spanish moss festooning the grandfather oaks completes the picture of a sleepy deep-south town.
Between them, these and other smaller government facilities employ thousands in downtown Bartow. Bartow is located in the center of the Bone Valley, North America's richest deposit of phosphate. Huge strip-mines are being reclaimed, restoring natural systems, even as miners follow the ore veins south from the county. City recreational facilities include a municipal golf course, two swimming pools, and several recreation centers and parks. For additional information about the area, click on any button to the right.