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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%8C_%D9%81%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7" title="فورت مید، فلوریدا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="فورت مید، فلوریدا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-min-nan mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh-min-nan.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade_(Florida)" title="Fort Meade (Florida) – Minnan" lang="nan" hreflang="nan" data-title="Fort Meade (Florida)" data-language-autonym="閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú" data-language-local-name="Minnan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>閩南語 / Bân-lâm-gú</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade_(Florida)" title="Fort Meade (Florida) – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Fort Meade (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade_(lungsod_sa_Tinipong_Bansa,_Florida)" title="Fort Meade (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Florida) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Fort Meade (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, Florida)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cy mw-list-item"><a href="https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade,_Florida" title="Fort Meade, Florida – Welsh" lang="cy" hreflang="cy" data-title="Fort Meade, Florida" data-language-autonym="Cymraeg" data-language-local-name="Welsh" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cymraeg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade_(Florida)" title="Fort Meade (Florida) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Fort Meade (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade_(Florida)" title="Fort Meade (Florida) – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Fort Meade (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade_(Florida)" title="Fort Meade (Florida) – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Fort Meade (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%8C_%D9%81%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7" title="فورت مید، فلوریدا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="فورت مید، فلوریدا" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade_(Floride)" title="Fort Meade (Floride) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Fort Meade (Floride)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-glk mw-list-item"><a href="https://glk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D8%A4%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF_(%D9%81%D9%84%D8%A4%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7)" title="فؤرت مید (فلؤريدا) – Gilaki" lang="glk" hreflang="glk" data-title="فؤرت مید (فلؤريدا)" data-language-autonym="گیلکی" data-language-local-name="Gilaki" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>گیلکی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade,_Florida" title="Fort Meade, Florida – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Fort Meade, Florida" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade_(Florida)" title="Fort Meade (Florida) – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Fort Meade (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ht mw-list-item"><a href="https://ht.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade,_Florid" title="Fort Meade, Florid – Haitian Creole" lang="ht" hreflang="ht" data-title="Fort Meade, Florid" data-language-autonym="Kreyòl ayisyen" data-language-local-name="Haitian Creole" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kreyòl ayisyen</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lld mw-list-item"><a href="https://lld.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade_(Florida)" title="Fort Meade (Florida) – Ladin" lang="lld" hreflang="lld" data-title="Fort Meade (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Ladin" data-language-local-name="Ladin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ladin</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade,_Florida" title="Fort Meade, Florida – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Fort Meade, Florida" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AF" title="فورت ميد – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="فورت ميد" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mzn mw-list-item"><a href="https://mzn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%AA_%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF_(%D9%81%D9%84%D9%88%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7)" title="فورت مید (فلوریدا) – Mazanderani" lang="mzn" hreflang="mzn" data-title="فورت مید (فلوریدا)" data-language-autonym="مازِرونی" data-language-local-name="Mazanderani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مازِرونی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade_(Florida)" title="Fort Meade (Florida) – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Fort Meade (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-new mw-list-item"><a href="https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%9F_%E0%A4%AE%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%A1,_%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%BE" title="फर्ट मीड, फ्लोरिडा – Newari" lang="new" hreflang="new" data-title="फर्ट मीड, फ्लोरिडा" data-language-autonym="नेपाल भाषा" data-language-local-name="Newari" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>नेपाल भाषा</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82-%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%B4_(%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0)" title="Форт-Мид (Флорида) – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Форт-Мид (Флорида)" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade_(Florida)" title="Fort Meade (Florida) – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Fort Meade (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade_(Florida)" title="Fort Meade (Florida) – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Fort Meade (Florida)" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade_(Floryda)" title="Fort Meade (Floryda) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Fort Meade (Floryda)" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade_(Fl%C3%B3rida)" title="Fort Meade (Flórida) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Fort Meade (Flórida)" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade,_Florida" title="Fort Meade, Florida – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Fort Meade, Florida" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%82_%D0%9C%D0%B8%D0%B4_(%D0%A4%D0%BB%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B0)" title="Форт Мид (Флорида) – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Форт Мид (Флорида)" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade,_Florida" title="Fort Meade, Florida – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Fort Meade, Florida" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Meade,_Florida" title="Fort Meade, Florida – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Fort Meade, Florida" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a 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class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:ChristChurch.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Christ Church built in 1889."><img alt="Christ Church built in 1889." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/ChristChurch.jpg/250px-ChristChurch.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/ChristChurch.jpg/375px-ChristChurch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d5/ChristChurch.jpg/500px-ChristChurch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2304" data-file-height="1728" /></a></span><div class="ib-settlement-caption">Christ Church built in 1889.</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data maptable"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1028600610">.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols{text-align:center;display:table;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-settlement-cols-row{display:table-row}.mw-parser-output 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class="ib-settlement-caption-link">Seal</div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">Motto: <div class="ib-settlement-nickname nickname">"Historic Fort City"</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Polk_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Fort_Meade_Highlighted.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Location in Polk County and the state of Florida"><img alt="Location in Polk County and the state of Florida" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Polk_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Fort_Meade_Highlighted.svg/227px-Polk_County_Florida_Incorporated_and_Unincorporated_areas_Fort_Meade_Highlighted.svg.png" decoding="async" width="227" height="200" class="mw-file-element" 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href="/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states" title="List of sovereign states">Country</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="United States of America">United States of America</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/List_of_counties_in_Florida" title="List of counties in Florida">County</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Polk_County,_Florida" title="Polk County, Florida">Polk</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Settler_colonialism" title="Settler colonialism">Settled</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1849</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation" title="Municipal corporation">Incorporated</a></th><td class="infobox-data">1885<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Council-manager_government" class="mw-redirect" title="Council-manager government">Commission-Manager</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">James Watts</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Vice_Mayor" class="mw-redirect" title="Vice Mayor">Vice Mayor</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Robert Elliott</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/City_Council" class="mw-redirect" title="City Council">Commissioners</a></th><td class="infobox-data">James Possum Schaill<br />and Petrina McCutchen</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/City_Manager" class="mw-redirect" title="City Manager">City Manager</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Jan Bagnall</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/City_Clerk" class="mw-redirect" title="City Clerk">City Clerk</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Melissa Cannon</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-CenPopGazetteer2020_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CenPopGazetteer2020-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • <a href="/wiki/City_(Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="City (Florida)">City</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">8.55 sq mi (22.15 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Land</th><td class="infobox-data">8.18 sq mi (21.20 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Water</th><td class="infobox-data">0.37 sq mi (0.95 km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><sup id="cite_ref-gnis_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th><td class="infobox-data">144 ft (44 m)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(<a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Census" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 United States Census">2020</a>)</div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • <a href="/wiki/City_(Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="City (Florida)">City</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">5,100</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">623.17/sq mi (240.62/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">Metro</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">584,383</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-5" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-5">UTC-5</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_American_Eastern_Time_Zone" class="mw-redirect" title="North American Eastern Time Zone">Eastern (EST)</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"> • Summer (<a href="/wiki/Daylight_saving_time" title="Daylight saving time">DST</a>)</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC-4" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC-4">UTC-4</a> (EDT)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ZIP_code" class="mw-redirect" title="ZIP code">ZIP code</a></th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="postal-code">33841</div></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Telephone_numbering_plan" title="Telephone numbering plan">Area code</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Area_code_863" title="Area code 863">863</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Federal_Information_Processing_Standard" class="mw-redirect" title="Federal Information Processing Standard">FIPS code</a></th><td class="infobox-data">12-24100<sup id="cite_ref-GR2_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Geographic_Names_Information_System" title="Geographic Names Information System">GNIS</a> feature ID</th><td class="infobox-data">2403641<sup id="cite_ref-gnis_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gnis-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.cityoffortmeade.com/">www<wbr />.cityoffortmeade<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Fort Meade</b> is a city in <a href="/wiki/Polk_County,_Florida" title="Polk County, Florida">Polk County</a>, <a href="/wiki/Florida" title="Florida">Florida</a>, United States. As of 2020<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fort_Meade,_Florida&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>, the population recorded by the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Census_Bureau" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Census Bureau">U.S. Census Bureau</a> is 5,100. It is part of the <a href="/wiki/Lakeland,_Florida" title="Lakeland, Florida">Lakeland</a>–<a href="/wiki/Winter_Haven,_Florida" title="Winter Haven, Florida">Winter Haven</a> <a href="/wiki/Lakeland-Winter_Haven,_Florida_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area">Metropolitan Statistical Area</a>. </p><p>The city was named for <a href="/wiki/George_Meade" title="George Meade">George Meade</a>, at the time an Army lieutenant serving in Florida following the <a href="/wiki/Second_Seminole_War" title="Second Seminole War">Second Seminole War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fort Meade is home to <a href="/wiki/Fort_Meade_Middle-Senior_High_School" title="Fort Meade Middle-Senior High School">Fort Meade Middle-Senior High School</a>, several historic buildings, and <a href="/wiki/Streamsong" title="Streamsong">Streamsong</a> resort. The area is popular with kayakers and canoers. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Meade,_Florida&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Lightsey_House.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Lightsey_House.jpg/220px-Lightsey_House.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Lightsey_House.jpg/330px-Lightsey_House.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/Lightsey_House.jpg/440px-Lightsey_House.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1092" data-file-height="690" /></a><figcaption>Lightsey House pictured in a 1907 postcard</figcaption></figure> <p>Fort Meade is the oldest city in Polk County, dating its origins to 1849, when it was established along a new military road from <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Fort_Brooke" title="Fort Brooke">Fort Brooke</a>) to <a href="/wiki/Fort_Pierce,_Florida" title="Fort Pierce, Florida">Fort Pierce</a> following the Second Seminole War. The town and road were originally sited by then-lieutenant <a href="/wiki/George_Meade" title="George Meade">George Meade</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Corps_of_Topographical_Engineers" class="mw-redirect" title="Corps of Topographical Engineers">Corps of Topographical Engineers</a>, whose commander named it for him.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Around the start of the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a> a mounted volunteer company nicknamed the "Hickory Boys" was formed at the fort.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1880s business district was located on old Wire Street (now Broadway), which was a casualty of four devastating fires. There are over 150 buildings which are designated as landmarks.<sup id="cite_ref-Historical_Highlights_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Historical_Highlights-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the 1890s, the <a href="/wiki/Fort_Meade_Street_Railway" title="Fort Meade Street Railway">Fort Meade Street Railway</a> operated a horse-drawn service in the town. </p><p>The earliest known burial is John I. Hooker (1821–1862), located in the town's Evergreen Cemetery. Fort Meade's <a href="/wiki/Christ_Church_(Fort_Meade,_Florida)" class="mw-redirect" title="Christ Church (Fort Meade, Florida)">Christ Church (Episcopal)</a> located at 1 North Cleveland Avenue, was built in 1889. It is a <a href="/wiki/Vernacular_architecture" title="Vernacular architecture">frame vernacular</a> with <a href="/wiki/Gothic_Revival_architecture" title="Gothic Revival architecture">Gothic Revival</a> elements and was designed by architect J. H. Weddell. Located within the <a href="/wiki/Fort_Meade_Historic_District" title="Fort Meade Historic District">historic district</a>, the church was used for the <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a> motion picture <i><a href="/wiki/Judgment_(film)" class="mw-redirect" title="Judgment (film)">Judgment</a></i>, featuring <a href="/wiki/Blythe_Danner" title="Blythe Danner">Blythe Danner</a>, <a href="/wiki/Keith_Carradine" title="Keith Carradine">Keith Carradine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jack_Warden" title="Jack Warden">Jack Warden</a> (1990). </p><p>Future Confederate General <a href="/wiki/Stonewall_Jackson" title="Stonewall Jackson">Stonewall Jackson</a> was stationed at the fort in 1851.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The town was burned by Union forces in 1864<sup id="cite_ref-Map_of_Civil_War,_Polk_County_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Map_of_Civil_War,_Polk_County-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and all of the original structures were destroyed, except the second fort which was dismantled in the 1890s. Fort Meade has over 300 homes on the <a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">National Register of Historic Places</a> and a handful that date to the late 1800s. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Historic_homes_and_buildings">Historic homes and buildings</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Meade,_Florida&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Historic homes and buildings"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Old_Fort_Meade_School_House" title="Old Fort Meade School House">Old Fort Meade School House Museum</a>, c. 1885</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rev._Wm_James_Reid_House" title="Rev. Wm James Reid House">Rev. Wm James Reid House</a>, c. 1900</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W.O._Williams/R.C._McClellan_House" title="W.O. Williams/R.C. McClellan House">W.O. Williams/R.C. McClellan House</a>, c. 1898</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography_and_climate">Geography and climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Meade,_Florida&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography and climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Fort Meade is located 20 miles southwest of <a href="/wiki/Legoland_Florida" title="Legoland Florida">Legoland</a> in Winter Haven. Fort Meade is located within the Central Florida Highlands area of the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_coastal_plain" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic coastal plain">Atlantic coastal plain</a>, with a terrain consisting of flatland interspersed with gently rolling hills.<sup id="cite_ref-Florida's_Geological_History_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Florida's_Geological_History-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Census_Bureau" title="United States Census Bureau">United States Census Bureau</a>, the city has a total area of 13.0 km<sup>2</sup> (5.0 sq mi), of which 12.9 km<sup>2</sup> (5.0 sq mi) is land and 0.1 km<sup>2</sup> (0.039 sq mi) (1.00%) is water. </p><p>Fort Meade is located in the <a href="/wiki/Humid_subtropical_climate" title="Humid subtropical climate">humid subtropical climate</a> zone, as designated by (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a>: <i>Cfa</i>).<sup id="cite_ref-Koppen_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Koppen-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Meade,_Florida&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Economic growth has been evident in Fort Meade. <a href="/wiki/The_Mosaic_Company" title="The Mosaic Company">Mosaic Corporation</a> developed a world class 10,000 acre golf and spa resort named Streamsong nearby. <a href="/wiki/Legoland_Florida" title="Legoland Florida">Legoland Florida</a> opened on October 15, 2011, and is having an economic impact on Fort Meade and the surrounding areas. Many of the historic homes are being purchased and restored despite a depressed Florida real estate market.<sup id="cite_ref-Streamsong_Mosaic_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Streamsong_Mosaic-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Meade,_Florida&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1224496135">.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop{border-spacing:1px;border:1px solid #a2a9b1;background-color:var(--background-color-neutral-subtle,#f8f9fa);padding:0.3em;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .us-census-pop 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0}}</style> <table class="us-census-pop us-census-pop-right"> <caption>Historical population</caption> <tbody><tr><th scope="col">Census</th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Population">Pop.</abbr></th><th scope="col"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1152813436">.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="sr-only">Note</span></th><th scope="col"><abbr title="Percent change">%±</abbr></th></tr> <tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_census" title="1880 United States census">1880</a></th><td>105</td><td></td><td>—</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_census" title="1890 United States census">1890</a></th><td>267</td><td></td><td>154.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_census" title="1900 United States census">1900</a></th><td>261</td><td></td><td>−2.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_census" title="1910 United States census">1910</a></th><td>1,165</td><td></td><td>346.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_census" title="1920 United States census">1920</a></th><td>2,029</td><td></td><td>74.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_census" title="1930 United States census">1930</a></th><td>1,981</td><td></td><td>−2.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_census" title="1940 United States census">1940</a></th><td>1,992</td><td></td><td>0.6%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_census" title="1950 United States census">1950</a></th><td>2,803</td><td></td><td>40.7%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_census" title="1960 United States census">1960</a></th><td>4,014</td><td></td><td>43.2%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_census" title="1970 United States census">1970</a></th><td>4,374</td><td></td><td>9.0%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_census" title="1980 United States census">1980</a></th><td>5,546</td><td></td><td>26.8%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_census" title="1990 United States census">1990</a></th><td>4,976</td><td></td><td>−10.3%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_census" title="2000 United States census">2000</a></th><td>5,691</td><td></td><td>14.4%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010</a></th><td>5,626</td><td></td><td>−1.1%</td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020</a></th><td>5,100</td><td></td><td>−9.3%</td></tr><tr><td colspan="4" class="us-census-pop-footnote">U.S. Decennial Census<sup id="cite_ref-DecennialCensus_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DecennialCensus-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2010_and_2020_census">2010 and 2020 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Meade,_Florida&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 2010 and 2020 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <caption><b>Fort Meade racial composition</b><br /> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br /> (<i>NH = Non-Hispanic</i>)<br /> </caption> <tbody><tr> <th>Race </th> <th>Pop 2010<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>Pop 2020<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </th> <th>% 2010 </th> <th>% 2020 </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_whites" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino whites">White</a> (NH) </td> <td>3,047 </td> <td>2,640 </td> <td>54.16% </td> <td>51.76% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Non-Hispanic_or_Latino_African_Americans" class="mw-redirect" title="Non-Hispanic or Latino African Americans">Black or African American</a> (NH) </td> <td>1,004 </td> <td>881 </td> <td>17.85% </td> <td>17.27% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Native_Americans_in_the_United_States" title="Native Americans in the United States">Native American</a> or <a href="/wiki/Alaska_Native" class="mw-redirect" title="Alaska Native">Alaska Native</a> (NH) </td> <td>14 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>0.25% </td> <td>0.08% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Asian_Americans" title="Asian Americans">Asian</a> (NH) </td> <td>19 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>0.34% </td> <td>0.27% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Islander_Americans" title="Pacific Islander Americans">Pacific Islander</a> or <a href="/wiki/Native_Hawaiian" class="mw-redirect" title="Native Hawaiian">Native Hawaiian</a> (NH) </td> <td>0 </td> <td>2 </td> <td>0.00% </td> <td>0.04% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Other_races_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Other races (U.S. Census)">Some other race</a> (NH) </td> <td>20 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>0.36% </td> <td>0.22% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Multiracial_Americans" title="Multiracial Americans">Two or more races/Multiracial</a> (NH) </td> <td>54 </td> <td>134 </td> <td>0.96% </td> <td>2.63% </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hispanic_and_Latino_Americans" title="Hispanic and Latino Americans">Hispanic or Latino</a> (any race) </td> <td>1,468 </td> <td>1,414 </td> <td>26.09% </td> <td>27.73% </td></tr> <tr> <td><b>Total</b> </td> <td><b>5,626</b> </td> <td><b>5,100</b> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_census" title="2020 United States census">2020 United States census</a>, there were 5,100 people, 2,164 households, and 1,302 families residing in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As of the <a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_census" title="2010 United States census">2010 United States census</a>, there were 5,626 people, 2,199 households, and 1,659 families residing in the city.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2000_census">2000 census</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Meade,_Florida&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: 2000 census"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of the <a href="/wiki/Census" title="Census">census</a><sup id="cite_ref-GR2_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-GR2-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> of 2000, there were 5,691 people, 2,068 households, and 1,528 families residing in the city. The <a href="/wiki/Population_density" title="Population density">population density</a> was 441.2 people/km<sup>2</sup> (1,143 people/sq mi). There were 2,625 housing units at an average density of 203.5 units/km<sup>2</sup> (527 units/sq mi). The racial makeup of the city was 67.60% <a href="/wiki/White_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="White (U.S. Census)">White</a>, 21.84% <a href="/wiki/African_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="African American (U.S. Census)">African American</a>, 0.40% <a href="/wiki/Native_American_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Native American (U.S. Census)">Native American</a>, 0.09% <a href="/wiki/Asian_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asian (U.S. Census)">Asian</a>, 9.21% from <a href="/wiki/Race_(United_States_Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Race (United States Census)">other races</a>, and 0.86% from two or more races. <a href="/wiki/Hispanic_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Hispanic (U.S. Census)">Hispanic</a> or <a href="/wiki/Latino_(U.S._Census)" class="mw-redirect" title="Latino (U.S. Census)">Latino</a> of any race were 17.17% of the population. </p><p>In 2000, there were 2,068 households, out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.1% were non-families. 22.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.16. </p><p>In 2000, in the city, the population was spread out, with 28.4% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.2 males. </p><p>In 2000, the median income for a household in the city was $32,984, and the median income for a family was $38,125. Males had a median income of $30,617 versus $21,813 for females. The <a href="/wiki/Per_capita_income" title="Per capita income">per capita income</a> for the city was $15,499. About 15.0% of families and 18.3% of the population were below the <a href="/wiki/Poverty_line" class="mw-redirect" title="Poverty line">poverty line</a>, including 30.9% of those under age 18 and 8.2% of those age 65 or over. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Designated_a_Blueway_community">Designated a Blueway community</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Meade,_Florida&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Designated a Blueway community"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of July 20, 2011, Fort Meade officially became only the second city in all of Florida to be designated as a "Blueway" community by the Florida Paddlers Association. Fort Meade Outdoor Recreation Area is a popular launching and pick-up site for kayak and canoe enthusiasts and is the site for the annual Peace River Paddle hosted by Florida Paddlers.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Media">Media</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Meade,_Florida&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Media"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Media_in_Tampa_Bay" class="mw-redirect" title="Media in Tampa Bay">Media in Tampa Bay</a></div> <p>Fort Meade is part of the <a href="/wiki/Tampa,_Florida" title="Tampa, Florida">Tampa</a>/<a href="/wiki/Saint_Petersburg,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Saint Petersburg, Florida">St. Pete</a> television market, the 13th largest in the country, and part of the local <a href="/wiki/Lakeland_%E2%80%93_Winter_Haven,_Florida_Metropolitan_Statistical_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakeland – Winter Haven, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area">Lakeland/Winter Haven</a> radio market, which is the 94th largest in the country.<sup id="cite_ref-Top_Nielsen_Markets_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Top_Nielsen_Markets-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Arbitron_Markets_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Arbitron_Markets-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Library">Library</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Meade,_Florida&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Library"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Fort Meade Public Library is a member of the Polk County Library Cooperative.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The library is located at 75 East Broadway Fort Meade, Florida 33841. The library aims to host educational opportunities and encourage literacy in the community of Fort Meade.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="History_2">History</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Meade,_Florida&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Fort Meade Public Library was founded in 1934 by the Fort Meade's Woman Club.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although there was not enough space to house a library at the Woman's Clubhouse, Mr. Ben Johnson, a real estate broker offered a vacant room at 212 West Broadway free of charge for the library. Club members solicited others in the community to donate books and magazines and club members donated their own materials.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The library was run by club member volunteers and was open only a few days out of the week. After several years, the library outgrew its space and moved to a room on the second floor of city hall. Mrs. T.K. White managed the library and kept it open 15 hours a week but after a few years, the library once again needed to move. The Woman's Club received permission to use the abandoned Chamber of Commerce building on 75 East Broadway for the public library.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_24-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After failed efforts to receive state funding for the library Mr. Grady Courtney, city manager called a meeting for the city to take over the responsibility of the library. The vote was unanimous in favor of the public library and on May 1, 1965, Mrs. Codey Shirley took over management of the library, implementing the Dewey Decimal System.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_24-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The library at this time had 4,000 resources and received a 200 book donation from Bartow Public Library. A new library building was completed in 1976. The Fort Meade Public Library is the first library to become a member of the Polk County Library Cooperative.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_24-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Points_of_interest">Points of interest</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Meade,_Florida&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Points of interest"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patterson_Park_(Fort_Meade,_Florida)" title="Patterson Park (Fort Meade, Florida)">Patterson Park</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transportation">Transportation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Meade,_Florida&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Transportation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Major highways in Fort Meade: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_17_in_Florida" title="U.S. Route 17 in Florida">US 17</a> – North–south highway on the middle of town. North of town it leads to Bartow. Southbound leads to <a href="/wiki/Wauchula,_Florida" title="Wauchula, Florida">Wauchula</a>.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_98_in_Florida" title="U.S. Route 98 in Florida">US 98</a> – Co-signed with US 17 on the north side of town, US 98 turns eastbound at East Broadway Avenue and leads to <a href="/wiki/Frostproof,_Florida" title="Frostproof, Florida">Frostproof</a> and <a href="/wiki/U.S._Route_27_in_Florida" title="U.S. Route 27 in Florida">US 27</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Meade,_Florida&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jason_Baker" title="Jason Baker">Jason Baker</a> (born 1978), Florida State Contemporary Fiddle Champion, 2003</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melony_Bell" title="Melony Bell">Melony Bell</a>, (born 1961), politician</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_A._Hendry" title="Francis A. Hendry">Francis A. Hendry</a> (1883–1917), Florida early settler, politician<sup id="cite_ref-Brown_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Brown-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_W._Hendry" title="George W. Hendry">George W. 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appearing in <a href="/wiki/Western_film" title="Western film">Western films</a> and TV shows</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fort_Meade,_Florida&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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