Polk County, Missouri
Polk County Courthouse |
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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 |
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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 | Dallas County | |
Dade County | Greene County |
history
Population development | |||
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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
structure
Polk County is divided into 22 townships :
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See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ GNIS-ID: 758538. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
- ↑ a b c U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Polk County, MO. Retrieved November 15, 2012
- ^ A b National Association of Counties.Retrieved November 15, 2012
- ^ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing.Retrieved March 15, 2011
- ^ Extract from Census.gov.Retrieved February 18, 2011
- ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed February 6, 2018.
- ↑ 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
Web links
Coordinates: 37 ° 37 ′ N , 93 ° 24 ′ W