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News around Polk County
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
July 30For the first time in over a century, Central Florida’s historic Bannon Island is for sale
Bannon Island, a storied pioneer island in the middle of Polk County’s Lake Marion, is now on the market for the first time in over a hundred years. Located at 7950 Bannon Fish Camp Rd. in southeast Haines City, the 20-acre island’s first known resident was Echo Emathla Chipco,…
Real Estate & Development
WMNF 88.5
July 23The Scoop: Thurs. July 23, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
City leaders are weighing a temporary pause on new large-scale development projects to review potential effects on community planning.
Government & Civic
WMNF 88.5
July 22Lakeland considers data center moratorium
Learn about the implications of the Lakeland data center moratorium and how it impacts electric systems and water supply.
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Davenport by the numbers
Population
7,301Population figure, 2020
Households & income
- Median age
- 34.9
- Households
- 3,902
- Persons per household
- 3.4
- Median household income
- $73,685
- Median house value
- $333,300
Municipal office
- Office
- CITY CLERK
- Address
- PO BOX 125, DAVENPORT, FL 33836