Haines City, Florida

Haines City is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 13,174 at the 2000 census and 20,535 at the 2010 census. Haines City is the third most populous city in Polk County, Florida. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area, which, in turn, is considered part of the Tampa Bay Area for some purposes, although the city is much closer to Orlando than Tampa Bay.