and 13.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over. Arts and culture Annual cultural events There is a yearly Founder's Day festival in midtown park located at the beginning of General James A. Van Fleet State Trail. Museums and other points of interest Fantasy of Flight, an aviation-related attraction, takes visitors back to the pioneering days of early flight, World War I, World War II and beyond. The museum closed in April 2014 but is planned to reopen later in a downscaled form. Polk City Community Library is a public library that is a member of the Polk County Library Cooperative. It provides free computer use and interlibrary loan services. The library is located at 215 S. Bougainvillea Avenue. Sports While small in both size and population Polk City offers its residents a vast array of activities throughout the year. For children there is Tee-Ball and Little League as well as a Pee-Wee football league. Government Polk City is governed by a five-person council that elects a mayor and vice mayor from its membership. Utilities The Polk City power grid is supported by distribution lines from Lakeland Electric and TECO. Infrastructure Transportation Interstate 4 – Located just south of town, this freeway is a major highway in central Florida, leading westward to Lakeland and Tampa and eastward to Orlando. SR 33 – Called Commonwealth Avenue, this road leads southward to Lakeland and northward across the Green Swamp, toward Groveland. SR 559 – This road leads southward to I-4 and Auburndale. References External links Polk City Florida Official Website Portal style website, Government, Business, Library, Recreation and more Map of Polk City in 1927 City-Data.com Comprehensive Statistical Data and more about Polk City Cities in Polk County, Florida Populated places established in 1925 Cities in Florida 1925 establishments in Florida