Bartow, Florida

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Tampa. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the west of Bartow and has a population of 303,447 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Orlando. It is located about 47 miles [75 km] to the northeast of Bartow and has a population of 185,951 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Auburndale	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	14,353	30.1% increase
	Avon Park	SE	27 mi [43.45 km]	9,033	5.75% increase
	Clermont	N	45 mi [72.4 km]	13,100	40.36% increase
	Haines City	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	19,056	44.65% increase
	Kissimmee	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	62,291	30.28% increase
	Lake Wales	E	12 mi [19.31 km]	14,474	41.99% increase
	Lakeland	NW	14 mi [22.53 km]	93,333	18.97% increase
	Ocoee	N	50 mi [80.5 km]	32,290	32.38% increase
	Plant City	NW	20 mi [32.19 km]	32,761	9.51% increase
	Saint Cloud	NE	39 mi [62.8 km]	28,745	43.2% increase
	Sebring	SE	36 mi [57.9 km]	10,714	10.83% increase
	Temple Terrace	W	36 mi [57.9 km]	22,619	8.13% increase
	Winter Garden	N	46 mi [74 km]	29,385	104.76% increase
	Winter Haven	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	33,353	25.92% increase
	Zephyrhills	NW	32 mi [51.5 km]	13,152	21.41% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Combee Settlement	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	---
	Crystal Lake	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Cypress Gardens	NE	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Eagle Lake	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	2,734	9.54% increase
	Fort Meade	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	5,723	0.56% increase
	Fussels Corner	N	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Highland City	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Inwood	N	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Jan-Phyl Village	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	---
	Lakeland Highlands	NW	9 mi [14.48 km]	---
	Medulla	NW	11 mi [17.7 km]	---
	Mulberry	W	10 mi [16.09 km]	3,187	1.33% decrease
	Wahneta	NE	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Waverly	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---
	Willow Oak	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	---

Polk County

Bartow is located in Polk County and is the county seat.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Polk: Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lake, Manatee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco and Sumter.

Below are counties that are near Bartow (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Bartow:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Bartow
	Hardee County	S	Bowling Green	17 miles [27 km]
	Highlands County	SE	Avon Park Lakes	24 miles [38 km]
	Hillsborough County	W	Deep Roots Farms	15 miles [24 km]
	Lake County	N	Citrus Ridge	32 miles [51 km]
	Manatee County	SW	Duette	28 miles [45 km]
	Orange County	N	Bay Lake	36 miles [57 km]
	Osceola County	NE	Poinciana Place	26 miles [41 km]
	Pasco County	NW	Crystal Springs	29 miles [46 km]
	Sumter County	NW	Cumpressco	35 miles [56 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Florida<3>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Bartow. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

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