Polk County, Minnesota
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US state : | Minnesota |
Administrative headquarters : | Crookston |
Address of the administrative headquarters: |
County Courthouse 612 North Broadway Crookston, MN 56716-1452 |
Foundation : | July 20, 1858 |
Made up from: | Pembina County |
Area code : | 001 218 |
Demographics | |
Residents : | 31,600 (2010) |
Population density : | 6.2 inhabitants / km 2 |
geography | |
Total area : | 5174 km² |
Water surface : | 71 km² |
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Website : www.co.polk.mn.us |
The Polk County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Minnesota . In 2010 , the county had 31,600 residents and a population density of 6.2 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Crookston . The largest city in the county is East Grand Forks .
Polk County is part of the Greater Grand Forks metropolitan area .
geography
The county is located in northwest Minnesota on the east bank of the Red River of the North , which forms the border with North Dakota . The Red Lake River flows through the county from east to west and then flows into the Red River. The county has an area of 5,174 square kilometers, of which 71 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Polk County:
Marshall County |
Pennington County , Red Lake County |
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Grand Forks County, North Dakota |
Clearwater County | |
Traill County, North Dakota |
Norman County | Mahnomen County |
history
Polk County was formed on July 20, 1858 from parts of the defunct Pembina County. It was named after James K. Polk (1795–1849), the eleventh President of the United States (1845–1849).
Demographic data
Population development | |||
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Census | Residents | ± in% | |
1860 | 240 | - | |
1880 | 11,433 | - | |
1890 | 30.192 | 164.1% | |
1900 | 35,429 | 17.3% | |
1910 | 36.001 | 1.6% | |
1920 | 37,090 | 3% | |
1930 | 36,019 | -2.9% | |
1940 | 37,734 | 4.8% | |
1950 | 35,900 | -4.9% | |
1960 | 36,182 | 0.8% | |
1970 | 34,435 | -4.8% | |
1980 | 34,844 | 1.2% | |
1990 | 32,498 | -6.7% | |
2000 | 31,369 | -3.5% | |
2010 | 31,600 | 0.7% | |
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010 |
According to the 2010 census , Polk County had 31,600 people in 12,442 households. The population density was 6.2 people per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.41 people lived in each of the 12,442 households.
The racial the population was composed of 94.8 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 1.6 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.5 percent of the population.
23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.4 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 49,257 USD . The per capita income was $ 24,274. 12.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Polk County localities
structure
In addition to the 15 cities, Polk County is divided into 58 townships :
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 659505. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Polk County, MN Retrieved June 8, 2013
- ↑ a b National Association of Counties.Retrieved June 8, 2013
- ^ US Census Bureau _ Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved February 17, 2011
- ↑ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 17, 2011
- ^ Census 2010 - Minnesota , Retrieved May 5, 2020
Web links
Coordinates: 47 ° 46 ′ N , 96 ° 24 ′ W