Bartow, Florida

Bartow is a city located in the U.S. State of Florida located in Central Florida east of the Tampa Bay area. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 15,340. It is the county seat of Polk County{{GR|6}}.

Geography and Climate

Geography

Bartow is located at 27°53'33" North, 81°50'23" West (27.892551, -81.839636){{GR|1}} which is approximately 38 miles east of Tampa, 55 miles southeast of Orlando, and 15 miles west of Lake Wales. The cities of Bartow, Lakeland, and Winter Haven form an equilateral triangle pointed downward with Bartow being the south "point", Lakeland the west "point", and Winter Haven the east "point". The city is located near the headwaters of the Peace River at Lake Hancock. The major roads which go through Bartow are U.S. Highway 17, U.S. Highway 98, and Florida State Road 60.

Related Topics:
Miles - Tampa - Orlando - Lake Wales - Equilateral triangle - Headwaters - Peace River - Lake Hancock - U.S. Highway 17 - U.S. Highway 98

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According to theUnited States Census Bureau, in 2000 the city had a total area of 29.4 km² (11.4 mi²). 29.1 km² (11.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.23% water. Since then, the city has annexed much land, quadrupling in size. Much of that land is undeveloped, although the city has rezoned much of it for residential use and it is estimated that the population of Bartow may increase threefold in the next couple of decades.

Related Topics:
United States Census Bureau - Km² - Mi² - Residential

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Climate

The climate of Bartow, like most of Florida, is humid subtropical. Most of the inland areas farthest away from the ocean tend to have more extreme temperature ranges than those areas on the coast. Since Bartow is one of the cities furthest from the coast in peninsular Florida, it can be among the hottest places in the state on some summer days, and during the occasional winter Arctic blast, it has had temperatures in the teens (Fahrenheit).

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