Lakeland, Florida (usa)

Lakeland, Florida

Lakeland, Florida ranks 3,614th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Vila Nova de Famalicão, Glebe, New South Wales, and Provins. Memorable people born in Lakeland, Florida include Faith Evans, Lawton Chiles, and Kara Monaco. Memorable people who died in Lakeland, Florida include Nat Adderley. Lakeland, Florida has been the birth place of many basketball players, and actors and the death place of many musicians. Lakeland, Florida is located in United States.

Lakeland is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. Located along I-4 east of Tampa and west of Orlando, it is the most populous city in Polk County. As of the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau release, the city had a population of 112,641. Lakeland is a principal city of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lakeland is situated among several lakes including Lake Morton downtown and is sometimes locally referred to by the nickname "Swan City" due to its sizeable population of swans, all of whom are descendants of two mute swans given to Lakeland by Queen Elizabeth II in 1957. Lakeland is home to several colleges and universities. Lakeland Linder International Airport is in Lakeland as is the corporate headquarters of Publix, a supermarket chain. Read more on Wikipedia