Bartow (/ˈbɑːrtoʊ/ BAR-toh) is a city and the county seat of Polk County, Florida, United States. Founded in 1851 as Fort Blount, the city was renamed... 104 KB (8,636 words) - 15:23, 30 April 2024 |
Bartow Senior High School is the only high school in Bartow, Florida. It resulted from a merger of the whites-only Summerlin Institute and Union Academy... 12 KB (1,146 words) - 02:15, 9 April 2024 |
The history of Bartow, Florida spans over 150 years, although humans have inhabited the area for close to 12,000 years. Established in 1851 by Redding... 20 KB (2,395 words) - 23:41, 24 August 2023 |
of Florida. The county population was 725,046, as of the 2020 census, and estimated to be 818,330, as of July 1, 2023. Its county seat is Bartow, and... 72 KB (6,893 words) - 18:42, 23 April 2024 |
Bartow Executive Airport (IATA: BOW, ICAO: KBOW, FAA LID: BOW) is a public airport four miles (6 km) northeast of Bartow, in Polk County, Florida. It... 7 KB (756 words) - 11:41, 13 December 2023 |
Lake Hancock is north of Bartow, Florida in Polk County, Florida. It is ecologically important. Lake Hancock is located in the Polk Upland area between... 6 KB (481 words) - 12:01, 1 June 2021 |
Public primary and secondary education in Bartow, Florida is operated by the Polk County School Board. Polk County Schools operates 3 high schools, 2... 1 KB (31 words) - 19:18, 12 March 2022 |
Union Academy is a magnet middle school in Bartow, Florida. It dates to 1897 when it opened as an elementary school for African Americans. It was expanded... 9 KB (910 words) - 03:07, 21 August 2023 |
Evergreen Cemetery is a historic African American cemetery in Bartow, Florida. In 2014, the city commission passed a resolution to acquire the cemetery... 4 KB (313 words) - 12:22, 24 April 2024 |