Polk City is a small city in northern Polk County, settled by farmers in the 1800s and incorporated in 1925. I-4 runs just south of the city, State Road 33 leads to Lakeland and north across the Green Swamp, and State Road 559 connects to Auburndale. The General James A. Van Fleet State Trail begins at the city's trailhead park. Housing includes established neighborhoods, newer subdivisions and homes on rural acreage.
Photo: “Polk City Government Center” by DanTD, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
