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Polk County
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county in Texas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Texas
- Founded
- March 30, 1846
- Named after
- James K. Polk
- Seat
- Livingston
- Largest town
- Livingston
- Total
- 1,110 sq mi (2,900 km )
- Land
- 1,057 sq mi (2,740 km )
- Water
- 53 sq mi (140 km ) 4.74%
- Estimate 2025
- 53,434
- Density
- 47.42/sq mi (18.31/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Zip codes
- 75934, 75936, 75939, 75960, 77326, 77335, 77350, 77351, 77360, 77364
- Congressional district
- 8th
- Website
- www .polktx .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 50123
- Area
- 2874
- Official website
- www.polktx.gov
- Image
- Polk County Texas Court House.jpg
- Households
- 17945
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- Commons category
- Polk County, Texas
- inception
- 1846-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 4.74
- native label
- Polk County
- per capita income
- 24479
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Article
Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 50,123. Its county seat is Livingston. The county is named after President James K. Polk. The Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation of the federally recognized tribe is in Polk County, where the people have been since the early 19th century. They were forcibly evicted by the federal government from their traditional territory in the Southeast. The 2000 census reported a resident population of 480 persons on the reservation. The tribe reports 1,100 enrolled members. The Tribe also has a casino named Naskila.
History