Lake Wales is a small city in Polk County Florida. The population is close to 12000. The city is part of the Lakeland-Winter Haven Metropolitan. The city is located in Central Florida west of Kissimmee and east of Tampa. There is a lot of history in Lake Wales. It was founded in the late 1870’s by a man named Sidney Wailes. At the time the lake in the area was called Lake Watt, he changed the name to Lake Wailes. In the late 1900’s... Learn more about Lake Wales