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is the county seat of Polk County, Missouri, United States. The population was 9,143 at the 2000 census. The city was named for Bolivar, Tennessee, home to many of the original settlers. The town is perhaps best known as the location of Southwest Baptist University and it was ranked number 87 on a list of
Bolivar is located at (37.611356, -93.412966). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.3 square miles (16.2 km²), all of it land.