Existing Conditions
There are 17 municipalities in Polk County. The municipalities and their populations as of the 2010 Census are
listed in Table 6. Their locations are shown in Figure 7.
Table 6. Populations of Municipalities in Polk County, 2010
Data source: U.S. Census Bureau
2000
Population
2010
Population
Percent Change,
2000-2010
Auburndale
11,032
13,507
22.4%
Bartow
15,340
17,298
12.8%
Davenport
1,924
2,888
50.1%
Dundee
2,912
3,717
27.6%
Eagle Lake
2,496
2,255
-9.7%
Fort Meade
5,691
5,626
-1.1%
Frostproof
2,975
2,992
0.6%
Haines City
13,174
20,535
55.9%
Highland Park
244
230
-5.7%
Hillcrest Heights
266
254
-4.5%
Lake Alfred
3,890
5,015
28.9%
Lake Hamilton
1,304
1,231
-5.6%
Lake Wales
10,194
14,225
39.5%
Lakeland
78,452
97,422
24.2%
Mulberry
3,230
3,817
18.2%
Polk City
1,516
1,562
3.0%
Winter Haven
26,487
33,874
27.9%
Unincorporated
302,797
375,647
24.1%
Municipality
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