Homeland, FL

Homeland is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Polk County, Florida, United States. The 2020 census counted 305 residents. Homeland has a post office and a historical park. Homeland is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area of Lakeland–Bartow. Homeland's local map joins its older history to the places and landscapes that still shape the town today, all within the wider Florida setting. The local scoop is how Homeland's history still shows up in the places people visit, work, learn, and meet. Peace Creek and Fort Meade were the two largest cities in Polk County. Homeland was a stop midway between them, and gradually began to attract settlers. Homeland is located approximately six miles south of the center of Bartow.