Polk County, Missouri

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Polk County Courthouse
Polk County Courthouse
administration
US state : Missouri
Administrative headquarters : Bolivar
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
102 East Broadway
Bolivar, MO 65613-1687
Foundation : January 5, 1835
Made up from: Greene County
Area code : 001 417
Demographics
Residents : 31,137  (2010)
Population density : 18.9 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 1664 km²
Water surface : 14 km²
map
Map of Polk County within Missouri

The Polk County is a county in the US -amerikanischen State Missouri . In 2010 , the county had 31,137 residents and a population density of 18.9 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Bolivar , named after Simón Bolívar , a South American independence fighter and national hero of many South American countries.

geography

The county is located in central southwest Missouri in the Northern Ozarks . It has an area of ​​1664 square kilometers, of which 14 square kilometers are water. The following neighboring counties border Polk County:

St. Clair County Hickory County
Cedar County Compass card (de) .svg Dallas County
Dade County Greene County

history

James Polk
Population development
Census Residents ± in%
1840 8449 -
1850 6186 -26.8%
1860 9995 61.6%
1870 12,445 24.5%
1880 15,734 26.4%
1890 20,339 29.3%
1900 23,255 14.3%
1910 21,561 -7.3%
1920 20,351 -5.6%
1930 17,803 -12.5%
1940 17,400 -2.3%
1950 16,062 -7.7%
1960 13,753 -14.4%
1970 15,415 12.1%
1980 18,822 22.1%
1990 21,826 16%
2000 26,992 23.7%
2010 31,137 15.4%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

Polk County was formed on January 5, 1835 from parts of Greene County. It was first named after Ezekiel Polk (1747-1824), a colonel in the American War of Independence .

It was later renamed in honor of James K. Polk (1795–1849), the eleventh President of the United States (1845–1849).

Four buildings in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of February 6, 2018).

Demographic data

According to the 2010 census , Polk County had 31,137 people in 11,718 households. The population density was 18.9 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.48 people lived in the 11,718 households.

The racial the population was composed of 96.5 percent white, 1.0 percent African American, 0.6 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.4 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.1 percent of the population.

24.3 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.5 percent were 65 years or older. 50.8 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 35,831  USD . The per capita income was $ 18,138. 21.6 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Polk County localities

Citys

Villages

Unincorporated Communities

structure

Polk County is divided into 22 townships :

Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
Campbell Township 536    29-10900
Cliquot Township 572    29-15058
East Looney Township 1609    29-20972
East Madison Township 672    29-20995
Flemington Township 292    29-24598
Jackson Township 864    29-36008
Jefferson Township 528    29-36944
Johnson Township 1681    29-37430
McKinley Township 586    29-45164
Mooney Township 3252    29-49736
North Benton Township 587    29-52894
Township Population
(2010) 		FIPS
North Green Township 392    29-53073
Northeast Marion Township 4713    29-53018
Northwest Marion Township 3402    29-53366
South Benton Township 1058    29-68640
South Green Township 430    29-68874
Southeast Marion Township 3542    29-68696
Southwest Marion Township 3734    29-69236
Union Township 576    29-74860
West Looney Township 918    29-78842
West Madison Township 547    29-78846
Wishart Township 646    29-80602

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 758538. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Polk County, MO. Retrieved November 15, 2012
  3. ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 15, 2012
  4. ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
  6. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 6, 2018.
  7. ↑ Missouri Census Data Center  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved November 15, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / mcdc.missouri.edu  

Web links

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Coordinates: 37 ° 37 ′  N , 93 ° 24 ′  W