Bartow, Florida
"City of Oaks"
Incorporated on July 1, 1882, Bartow is Polk County's second-oldest city, and
serves as the county seat. 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.
Yet, nearby one can find the high-rise county courthouse, bustling nerve
-center of county and circuit courts, along with a multi-story county administration
building, and the district headquarters of the Florida Department of Transportation.
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.
Bartow is run by a Commission/ manager form of government. City hall is
located at 450 North Wilson Avenue, Bartow, FL 33830, and can be reached by
telephone at 863-533-0100. City recreational facilities include a municipal golf
course, two swimming pools, and several recreation centers and parks. For
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