Dundee is a small town in eastern Polk County, Florida, set on the Lake Wales Ridge, a long, sandy uplift that runs down the center of the state and rises several hundred feet above the surrounding lowlands. The town lies along US-27 between Haines City and Lake Wales, within the Lakeland–Winter Haven metropolitan area, in the heart of Florida's citrus belt. Dundee was founded in 1911 and incorporated in 1924, and its economy and identity were built directly on the wealth of the citrus industry. For much of the twentieth century, Dundee was a center of citrus growing and packing. The Dundee Citrus Growers Association organized local growers, and the town grew around groves, packing houses, and the businesses that served them. Even as the industry has changed, that heritage remains visible in the community's landscape and institutions. Today Dundee is a growing residential community of about 5,200 residents. Its location along US-27 places it within easy reach of Haines City, Lake Wales, and Winter Haven, and about halfway between Tampa and Orlando along the region's central highway. Polk County Public Schools serve the town, with Dundee Elementary Academy and Dundee Ridge Middle Academy located within the community. Dundee suits households seeking an affordable Central Florida location with small-town character. The surrounding ridge is known for its lakes and for the ancient scrub habitat that draws nature enthusiasts, and the town's position between two of Florida's major metros offers access to employment, entertainment, and the state's attractions. The Lake Wales Ridge itself is one of Florida's oldest and most distinctive landscapes, supporting rare plants and animals found nowhere else, and it gives Dundee a setting apart from the state's flatter coastal plain. For residents, Dundee offers a quiet, citrus-country home base within reach of Central Florida's larger cities and lakes.