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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 Bolivar is the Seat for Polk County.

Polk County was founded in 1835 and was created by taking area from Greene County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Polk had a population of 32,149 people. This is an increase of 3.18% since the last Census (which gave a population of 31,157 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Polk represented 0.52% of the total population of Missouri.

Below are some of the communities located in Polk County:

  • Aldrich
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Aldrich is located in Polk County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aldrich
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81 people
  • Bolivar
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Bolivar is located in Polk County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,196 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolivar <2>
  • Fair Play
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Flemington
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Flemington is located in Polk County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flemington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 146 people
  • Goodnight
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Goodnight is located in Polk County (MO)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodnight
    • Estimated population in 2019: 18 people
    • Goodnight has also been known as:
    • Goodnight village
  • Halfway
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Halfway is located in Polk County (MO)
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    • Population from the 2020 Census: 179 people
  • Humansville
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Morrisville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hope
    (13 miles [20.9 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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