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 State:     Florida

City:       Polk City

Polk City is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,516 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 1,515.   It is part of the Lakeland--Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Polk City was incorporated in 1925 and, like the county, is named after James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States.

The fictional Orlampa, Florida is in Polk City, the eccentric mayor of Orlampa is Kermit Weeks.

Polk City Elementary is also known for assisting scouts obtain rank of Eagle Scout with the Boy Scouts of America. Many of the school's courtyards have been beautified by scouts looking for a final service project.

Finally, due to its location in the Green Swamp area of Florida outside the city limits is are home to swamp lands with a vast array of vegetation and wildlife which can viewed while traveling along the General James A. Van Fleet State Trail.

Many historians do not believe the actions of the mayors from Polk City, Florida and Polk City, Iowa led to a declaration of war by the mayor of Polk City, Iowa, but historians do not know what to make of the museum which honors the other town's actions during the year 1971. In 1993 the now aged mayor of Polk City, Florida declared the events of 1971 an "unfortunate event in the history of our great cities."

Income & Housing Costs Numbers:

Estimated median household income in 2008: $39,494 (it was $32,083 in 2000)

Polk City:	$39,494
Florida:	$47,778

Estimated per capita income in 2008: $17,158

Estimated median house or condo value in 2008: $120,958 (it was $54,400 in 2000)

Polk City:	$120,958
Florida:	$218,700

Mean prices in 2008: All housing units: $119,766; Detached houses: $130,944; Townhouses or other attached units: $160,600; Mobile homes: $40,788; Occupied boats, RVs, vans, etc.: $55,000


Dec. 2009 cost of living index in Polk City: 79.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)

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