Polk City

Polk City is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 1,562 at the 2010 census. As of 2018, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 2,422. It is part of the LakelandWinter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Polk City is located within the Central Florida Highlands area of the Atlantic coastal plain with a terrain consisting of flatland interspersed with gently rolling hills. The city is named after the county, itself named after James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States, and the city was incorporated as a Town in 1925. The town is governed by a five-person council that elects a mayor and vice mayor from its membership. It has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²) and is located in the humid subtropical zone (Köppen climate classification: Cfa) The city has a public library that is a member of the Polk County Library Cooperative. It provides free computer use and interlibrary loan services. The library is located at 215 S. Bougainvillea Avenue. For children there is Tee-Ball and Pee-Wee football league as well as a football league. The mayor of Polk City also serves as a mayor of Little Little Little City as a Little League coach. It also has a community center that offers free computers and other services to the public. It was named after Polk County's 11th president.

History

Polk City was incorporated as a Town in 1925, and changed by ordinance to the City of Polk City in 2005. The city was named after the county, itself named after James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States. Polk City is located on the banks of the Ohio River, which flows through the center of the city. It is the only city in the state to be named after a U.S. president. It has a population of about 2,000, with the majority of its residents living in the central part of the town. It was founded in 1925 and was named for the county's first president, Polk, who was assassinated in 1841. The town's name was changed to Polk City by ordinance in 2005, and it is now a city. Its population is about 1,000. It's located on a river that runs through the city, which is also named for Polk, and is known as the "Polk River" The city's name is also the name of Polk County, which was founded by Polk in 1842. The county is named after Polk and his son, James Knox, the Eleventh President of the U. S., who was killed in 1843. It also has a town of the same name, Polk City, which dates back to the 17th century. It became a city in 1855. The name Polk City was adopted by the county to honor Polk, whose son was also the first president of America, and later became the name Polk County.

Geography

Polk City is located in the Central Florida Highlands area of the Atlantic coastal plain. The city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.1 km²), all land. Polk City is in the humid subtropical zone (Köppen climate classification: Cfa). The city is located on the Florida Panhandle, which is part of Florida's panhandle region. The town has a population of 1,788. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates Polk City's population at 1,856. The area has an area of 0.8 square miles (2 km²), or 0.7 square miles (1.1 sq mi). Polk City has a terrain consisting of flatland interspersed with gently rolling hills. It has a climate of Cfa, with an average monthly temperature of °F (°C) to °C (°F to C°F), and an average annual rainfall of 1.8 inches (4.3 m) to 1.9 inches (6.4 in) per year. It is located near the Florida panhandle, part of the Florida Panhandle area of the Atlantic Coastal Plane. It lies on the Central Florida Highway and the Florida Panhandle in the Central Florida Highlands area. Polk City is located in Florida's Panhandle region, which is part of the Central Florida Highlands area.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 1,516 people, 542 households, and 422 families residing in the town. The population density was 1,966.2 inhabitants per square mile (759.2/km²) The racial makeup of the town was 94.13% White, 1.91% African American, 0.33% Native American,0.40% Asian,1.78% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.11% of the population. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.07. The town's population was spread out with 29.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 32. 4% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there are 97.4 males. For each 100 females age 18 and over, there is 95.6 males. The city's median income was $32,083, and the median income for a family was $36,705. The per capita income for the town is $14,108. About 13.6%. of families and 13.4%. of the residents were below the poverty line, including 11.2% of those under 18 and 5.7%. of those age 65 or over.

Arts and culture

Fantasy of Flight, an aviation-related attraction, takes visitors back to the pioneering days of early flight. The museum closed in April 2014 but is planned to reopen later in a downscaled form.Polk City Community Library is a public library that is a member of the Polk County Library Cooperative. It provides free computer use and interlibrary loan services. The library is located at 215 S. Bougainvillea Avenue. There is a yearly Founder's Day festival in midtown park located at the beginning of General James A. Van Fleet State Trail. The festival is free and open to the public. It takes place on the last day of each month in the month of February. It is held at the end of the first week of February and lasts until the second week of the month in March. There are no plans for the festival to resume in the next few months. It will be held on the same day as the annual Founder’s Day festival, which takes place every year on the third Saturday in February. The event is free to attend and is held in the same place as the Founder”s Day Festival, which is held the last Saturday of the third month of each year. It also takes place the following week on the fourth Saturday in March, and the fifth Saturday in April.

Sports

Polk City offers a vast array of activities throughout the year. For children there is Tee-Ball and Little League as well as a Pee-Wee football league. Polk City is a small town with a population of just over 1,000. It is located on the banks of the Ohio River, which runs through the centre of the city.

Government

Polk City is governed by a five-person council that elects a mayor and vice mayor from its membership. The Polk City power grid is supported by distribution lines from Lakeland Electric and TECO. The city has a population of about 2,000 people. Polk City is located in Polk County, Florida. It is located on the banks of the Kissimmee River, which runs through Polk City. The town is located near Lakeland, Florida, which is on the Florida Turnpike and the Florida Panhandle, which flows into the Florida Gulf Coast. It also has a short stretch of land on the Panhandle that is owned by Florida Power & Light and Seminole County, which has a long-term contract with Florida Power and Light. It has a water supply system that is connected to the Florida Bay and Florida Bay Waterways. The water supply is owned and operated by the Florida Department of Health and the Polk City Water and Sewage Commission. The City has a small population of around 1,200 people. It was founded in 1903 and was named after Polk City, the first city in the state. The first mayor was elected in 1903. The current mayor was inaugurated in 2007. The council has a total of five members, with the mayor and the vice mayor elected in 2010 and 2012. The mayor is elected for a four-year term, with a maximum of two terms. The power grid has a capacity of about 3,000 kilowatts.

Infrastructure

Interstate 4 is a major highway in central Florida. SR 33 leads southward to Lakeland and northward across the Green Swamp, toward Groveland. SR 559 leads southwards to I-4 and Auburndale, and eastward to Orlando. SR 6 is a main road leading westward to Tampa and eastwards to Orlando, leading to the Florida Turnpike. SR 7 is a key road leading northward toward Orlando and southward toward Lakeland. SR 8 is a road leading eastward toward Tampa and westward towards Orlando and Lakeland, leading southward towards Lakewood and Lakeville.SR 559 is an important road leading southwards toward AuburNDale and Lakewood, leading eastwards toward Orlando.SR 9 is a busy road leading from Lakeland to Orlando and northwards to Lakewood. It leads eastward from Lakewood to Tampa, leading west toward Orlando, southward from Tampa, and north to Lakeville, and south to Lake County, Florida, in the east. SR 10 is a popular road leading into Lakeland; it leads northward to Groveland, and then southward into Lake County. SR 11 is a minor road leading out of Lakeland that leads into the city, leading into the town of Auburrdale, which is in the north. SR 12 is a secondary road that leads south and east, leading north and west, leading out to the city of Tampa and south toward the Florida turnpike, which lies in the south.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Polk City, Polk County, Florida = 71. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 46. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 80. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Polk City = 6.6 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 2,713 individuals with a median age of 34.3 age the population grows by 20.66% in Polk City, Polk County, Florida population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 602.22 residents per square mile of area (232.54/km²). There are average 2.76 people per household in the 662 households with an average household income of $45,822 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 12.50% of the available work force and has dropped -5.62% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 16.26%. The number of physicians in Polk City per 100,000 population = 143.8.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Polk City = 51.5 inches and the annual snowfall = 0 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 105. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 240. 92 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 48.5 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 26, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Polk City, Polk County, Florida which are owned by the occupant = 70.29%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 21 years with median home cost = $79,600 and home appreciation of -16.17%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $9.74 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $4,976 per student. There are 15 students for each teacher in the school, 446 students for each Librarian and 440 students for each Counselor. 4.05% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 5.11% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 1.15% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).