Fort Meade, Florida
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Fort Meade, Florida is a small historic city in Polk County known for its early settlement roots and location within Central Florida’s phosphate mining region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Meade, Florida canonical | 3 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode | 863 ⓘ |
| category |
Cities in Florida
ⓘ
Cities in Polk County, Florida ⓘ Populated places established in the 19th century ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Polk County, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceTo |
south of Bartow, Florida
ⓘ
south of Lakeland, Florida ⓘ |
| economicActivity |
agriculture
ⓘ
local retail and services ⓘ phosphate mining-related industries ⓘ |
| elevation |
148 feet
ⓘ
45 meters ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 12-24125 ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | central Florida peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0282700 ⓘ |
| governmentType | council–manager government ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
historic buildings
ⓘ
local businesses ⓘ parks ⓘ residential neighborhoods ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Fort Meade Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricSignificance | one of the oldest cities in Polk County ⓘ |
| hasLandUse |
commercial
ⓘ
light industrial ⓘ residential ⓘ |
| historicEra | 19th-century settlement ⓘ |
| knownFor |
early settlement roots
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historic downtown area ⓘ proximity to phosphate mining operations ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Florida
NERFINISHED
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phosphate mining region of Central Florida ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Peace River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Meade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lakeland–Winter Haven metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRange | small city ⓘ |
| postalCode | 33841 ⓘ |
| region | phosphate belt of Florida ⓘ |
| regionType | inland city ⓘ |
| state | Florida ⓘ |
| timezone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| timezoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| transportation |
served by U.S. Route 17
NERFINISHED
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served by U.S. Route 98 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.