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Welcome to Polk County ...

Time Zone: Polk County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Mena is the Seat for Polk County.

Polk County was founded in 1844 and was created by taking area from Sevier County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Polk had a population of 19,964 people. This is a decrease of 3.4% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,667 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Polk represented 0.71% of the total population of Arkansas.

Below are some of the communities located in Polk County:

  • Cove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Cove is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cove <2>
  • Grannis
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Grannis is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grannis
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 566 people
  • Hatfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mena
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mena is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mena
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,410 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mena <2>
  • Vandervoort
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Vandervoort is located in Polk County (AR)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vandervoort
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 85 people
  • Wickes
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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