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Polk County
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county in Missouri, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Missouri
- Founded
- March 13, 1835
- Named after
- Ezekiel Polk
- Seat
- Bolivar
- Largest city
- Bolivar
- Total
- 642 sq mi (1,660 km )
- Land
- 636 sq mi (1,650 km )
- Water
- 6.9 sq mi (18 km ) 1.1%
- Estimate 2025
- 33,604
- Density
- 49.6/sq mi (19.1/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 31519
- Area
- 1664
- Official website
- polkcountymo.gov
- Image
- Bolivarmo2-retouched.jpg
- Households
- 11833
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- Commons category
- Polk County, Missouri
- inception
- 1835-01-05
- water as percent of area
- 1.1
- native label
- Polk County
- per capita income
- 23591
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Polk County is a county located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,519. The county seat is Bolivar. The county was organized January 5, 1835, and is named for Ezekiel Polk. Polk County is part of the Springfield metropolitan area.
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