Fort Meade
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city in Polk County, Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- County
- Polk
- Type
- Commission-Manager
- City
- 8.55 sq mi (22.15 km )
- Land
- 8.19 sq mi (21.20 km )
- Water
- 0.37 sq mi (0.95 km )
- Elevation
- 144 ft (44 m)
- Density
- 623.2/sq mi (240.62/km )
- Metro
- 584,383
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Fips code
- 12-24100
- Website
- www .cityoffortmeade .org
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Fort Meade is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fort Meade had a population of 5,100. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The city was named for George Meade, at the time an Army lieutenant serving in Florida following the Second Seminole War. Fort Meade is home to Fort Meade Middle-Senior High School, several historic buildings, and Streamsong resort. The area is popular with kayakers and canoers.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fort Meade” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.