Hours: 8AM-5PM EST
P: 863-534-4556
F: 863-534-4045
Jurisdiction: Civil Actions over $15,000, Probate
Restricted Records: No sex related cases, adoption, confidential, victims or child abuse records released
Hours: 8AM-5PM EST
P: 863-534-4556
F: 863-534-4045
Jurisdiction: Civil Actions under $15,000, Eviction, Small Claims
Hours: 8AM-5PM EST
P: 863-534-4462
F: 863-534-4457
Visa/MC accepted.
Jurisdiction: Felony
Restricted Records: No sex related cases, victims or child abuse released
Hours: 8AM-4:30PM EST
P: 863-534-4446
F: 863-534-4137
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Jurisdiction: Misdemeanor, Traffic
Restricted Records: No sex related cases, victims or child abuse released
Contact the Polk County Recorder Office if you would like to find vital records, such as birth, death, marriage, divorce, and real estate records.
Phone: 863-534-4540
Fax: 863-534-4089
Real Estate, Deed, Lien, Grantee/Grantor
If you would like to obtain a hard copy of a birth, death, marriage, divorce, or other vital record, you can do so by searching for and requesting a vital certificate. Vital certificates are official hard copy documents, the same as those used by the United States government.
Get a vital certificate.
Total Land Area (2000): 1,874.38 sq mi
Population (2009): 583,403
- Females: 50.6%
- White: 82.0%
- Black/African American: 14.4%
- Asian: 1.7%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
- Hispanic or Latino Origin: 16.3%
- White, Not Hispanic: 66.8%
Population Change (2000-2009): 99,479
Foreign-Born Population (2000): 6.9%
Language other than English spoken at home (2000): 12.1%
Persons Below Poverty Level (2008): 15.3%
High School Graduates (2000): 74.8%
Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (2000): 14.9%
Persons per Household (2000): 2.52
Housing Units (2000): 226,376
Homeownership Rate (2000): 73.4%
Migration Flow to Polk County, FL from (2007-2008):
Total Earnings by Industry, in thou. dol. (2007):
- Total: $10,600,297
- Construction: $819,858
- Retail Trade: $851,731
- Professional and Technical Services: $736,736
- Healthcare: $1,261,971
- Banking: $591,675
- Retail Trade: $851,731
- Accommodations and Food Services: $263,264
- Manufacturing: $1,237,068
- Farms: $50,556
- Government: $1,478,919
Employed (2000): 206,460
Unemployed (2000): 12,544
Unemployment Rate (2009): 11.4%
Annual Payroll per Employee (2007): $31,329
Local Government Employment (2007): 23,509
Local Government Revenue (2007): $1,170,924 (thou. dol.)
Local Government Debt (2007): $1,703,848 (thou. dol.)
Additional ResourcesPolk County
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Births (2007): 8,544
- Per 1,000 population: 14.9
Deaths (2007): 5,612
- Per 1,000 population: 9.8
Infant Deaths (2007): 75
- Per 1,000 population: 8.8
Violent Crimes (2008): 2,831
- Murder and non-negligent manslaughter: 44
- Forcible rape: 164
- Robbery: 702
- Aggravated Assault: 1,921
Property Crimes (2008): 23,533
- Burglary: 6,635
- Larceny-Theft: 15,264
- Motor Vehicle Theft: 1,634
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