Polk County (Oregon)

administration
Polk County Courthouse
US state :	Oregon
Administrative headquarters :	Dallas (Oregon)
Foundation :	1845
Demographics
Residents :	75,403 (2010)
Population density :	39.3 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1927 km²
Water surface :	8 km²
map

Website : www.co.polk.or.us

Polk County is a county in the state of Oregon in the United States with 62,380 inhabitants, 70,295 in 2005. The county seat is in Dallas . The county is named after the 11th President of the USA James K. Polk .

geography

The county covers an area of 1927 square kilometers, of which 8 square kilometers are water.

history

27 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 18, 2018).

Demographic data

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1850	1051	-
1860	3625	244.9%
1870	4701	29.7%
1880	6601	40.4%
1890	7858	19%
1900	9923	26.3%
1910	13,469	35.7%
1920	14,181	5.3%
1930	16,858	18.9%
1940	19,989	18.6%
1950	26,317	31.7%
1960	26,523	0.8%
1970	35,349	33.3%
1980	45.203	27.9%
1990	49,541	9.6%
2000	62,380	25.9%
2010	75,403	20.9%
Before 1900 1900-1990 2000 Polk County's age pyramid (as of 2000)

The Willamette Valley near Bethel

According to the 2000 census , the county had a population of 62,380. There were 23,058 households and 16,140 families. The population density was 32 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 89.19% white, 0.42% African American, 1.85% Native American, 1.09% Asian, 0.25% residents from the Pacific island area and 4.48% from others ethnic groups; 2.72% were from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 8.78% of the population.

Of the 23,058 households, 32.10% had children and young people under the age of 18 living with them. 57.10% were married couples living together, 9.20% were single mothers. 30.00% were not families. 22.30% are single households and 9.90% have someone living there who is 65 years of age or over. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.07.

For the entire county, the population was composed of 25.40% of residents under 18 years of age, 11.70% between 18 and 24 years of age, 24.70% between 25 and 44 years of age, 23.40% between 45 and 64 years of age 14.80% were 65 years of age or over. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.00 males, for every 100 females aged 18 and over there were 89.60 males.

The median income for a household in the 42,311 USD , and the median income for a family was 50,483 USD. Males had a median income of $ 36,667 versus $ 26,272 for females. The per capita income was $ 19,282. 11.50% of the population and 6.30% of families are below the poverty line. 12.50% of these were under 18 years of age and 5.50% were 65 years of age or older.

Protected areas

Individual evidence

^ Polk County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 18, 2018.
↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

Web links

Commons : Polk County, Oregon - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

44.91 -123.42Coordinates: 44 ° 55 ′ N , 123 ° 25 ′ W

[1] Polk County in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey . Retrieved February 22, 2011

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 18, 2018.

[3] US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011

[4] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[5] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011