Dundee is a town in Polk County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,235 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Lakeland–Winter Haven Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
A post office called Dundee has been in operation since 1912. The town was named after Dundee, in Scotland. Dundee was first settled in 1911, and incorporated as a town in 1925.
Geography and climate
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which is land and (8.82%) is water.
Dundee is located in the humid subtropical climate zone under (Köppen climate classification: Cfa).
Demographics
Racial and ethnic composition
{| class="wikitable"
|+Dundee racial composition<br> (Hispanics excluded from racial categories)<br> (NH = Non-Hispanic)<br>
!Race
!Pop 2010
!Pop 2020
!% 2010
!% 2020
|-
|White (NH)
|1,850
|1,955
|49.77%
|37.34%
|-
|Black or African American (NH)
|920
|1,129
|24.75%
|21.57%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native (NH)
|5
|13
|0.13%
|0.25%
|-
|Asian (NH)
|61
|93
|1.64%
|1.78%
|-
|Pacific Islander or Native Hawaiian (NH)
|1
|2
|0.03%
|0.04%
|-
|Some other race (NH)
|18
|64
|0.48%
|1.22%
|-
|Two or more races/Multiracial (NH)
|70
|171
|1.88%
|3.27%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|792
|1,808
|21.31%
|34.54%
|-
|Total
|3,717
|5,235
|
|
|-
|}
2020 census
As of the 2020 census, Dundee had a population of 5,235. The median age was 38.4 years. 24.6% of residents were under the age of 18 and 16.9% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 93.4 males age 18 and over.
92.3% of residents lived in urban areas, while 7.7% lived in rural areas.
There were 1,853 households in Dundee, of which 37.3% had children under the age of 18 living in them. Of all households, 48.6% were married-couple households, 18.3% were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present, and 26.8% were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present. About 22.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.
2010 census
As of the 2010 United States census, there were 3,717 people, 1,602 households, and 1,047 families residing in the town.
2000 census
At the 2000 census there were 2,912 people, 1,123 households, and 811 families in the town. The population density was . There were 1,457 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 69.92% White, 22.05% African American, 0.14% Native American, 0.93% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 5.56% from other races, and 1.37% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.37%.