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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 Crookston is the Seat for Polk County.

Polk County was founded in 1858 and was created by taking area from Pembina County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Polk had a population of 31,364 people. This is a decrease of 0.87% since the last Census (which gave a population of 31,639 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Polk represented 0.6% of the total population of Minnesota.

Below are some of the communities located in Polk County:

  • Beltrami
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
    • Beltrami is located in Polk County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
  • Climax
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Climax is located in Polk County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 261 people
  • Crookston
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • East Grand Forks
    (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Erskine
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Fertile
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Fisher
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Fisher is located in Polk County (MN)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 410 people
  • Fosston
    (33 miles [53.1 km] to the southeast)
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    • Gully
      (36 miles [57.9 km] to the east)
      • Gully is located in Polk County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 66 people
    • Lengby
      (40 miles [64.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lengby is located in Polk County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
    • McIntosh
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Mentor
      (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Nielsville
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Nielsville is located in Polk County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 82 people
    • Trail
      (32 miles [51.5 km] to the east)
      • Trail is located in Polk County (MN)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 46 people
    • Winger
      (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)

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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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