Polk County

Also known as Polk County, Wisconsin, Polk County, WI

county in Wisconsin, United States

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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 )
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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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