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Polk County
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county in Wisconsin, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Wisconsin
- Named after
- James K. Polk
- Seat
- Balsam Lake
- Largest city
- Amery
- Total
- 956 sq mi (2,480 km )
- Land
- 914 sq mi (2,370 km )
- Water
- 42 sq mi (110 km ) 4.4%
- Estimate 2025
- 45,803
- Density
- 49.2/sq mi (19.0/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 7th
- Website
- www .polkcountywi .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 44977
- Area
- 2477
- Official website
- www.co.polk.wi.us
- Image
- Balsam Lake.jpg
- Households
- 18647
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- Commons category
- Polk County, Wisconsin
- water as percent of area
- 4.4
- native label
- Polk County
- inception
- 1853-00-00
- per capita income
- 31995
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Polk County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,977. Its county seat is Balsam Lake. The county was created in 1853 and named for United States President James K. Polk.
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