Bolivar Missouri is the county seat of Polk County Missouri, with a population of just over 9,000 people. Bolivar has the only Polk County Missouri hospital, Citizens memorial Hospital and University, Southwest Baptist University respectively. Small town values abound in Bolivar, Missouri. Polk County is part of the Missouri Ozarks and therefore has an abundance of beautiful places which include springs, caves, grasslands, lakes, and farms.

Residences or Homes can be found in town or in the country on a few acres or on a large farm. Bolivar and Polk County Mo and surround area is agricultural in nature. Farming disciplines include dairy farms, beef farms and poultry farms. Lots of horse properties available.

There are lots of opportunity and places to ride horses. Within a 25-30 miles radius of Polk County Missouri you will find several indoor horse arenas with activities going on all the time ranging from barrel races, horse shows, roping, team penning, team sorting, to chuck wagon races. Also plenty of places to trail ride on conservation land, State parks or along the several lakes in the area.

The Missouri Ozarks is a great place to live and vacation. There are lakes, caves, springs, mountains and creek bottoms. You can drive 60 miles south of Polk County Missouri and get to Branson Missouri. There you can find e numerous Country Music Shows, Silver Dollar City, Marvel Cave, and Lake Taney Como.

Polk County Missouri is an agricultural area just north of Springfield Missouri with land to farm, hunt, fish, hike, and ride horses. Polk county and the surrounding counties has numerous dairy farms, beef farms and poultry farms Polk County has several river bottom farms, as Pomme De Terre River runs across the county from Greene County through Polk County to Hickory County Missouri. Bolivar Missouri is within 25 miles of Pomme De Terre or Stockton Lake. Also to the South is McDaniel Lake and Springfield Lake.