Polk (NC)

Welcome to Polk County ...

Time Zone: Polk County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Columbus is the Seat for Polk County.

Polk County was founded in 1855. Polk was created by taking area from Henderson and Rutherford Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Polk had a population of 20,724 people. This is an increase of 1.22% since the last Census (which gave a population of 20,475 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Polk represented 0.21% of the total population of North Carolina.

Websites of Interest ...

Websites specific to North Carolina
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- Website for the //archives.ncdcr.gov/

Websites specific to Polk County
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Websites for nearby counties
- Rutherford County
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- Spartanburg County
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- Greenville County
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- Henderson County
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Cemetery Information and Directories
- Cyndi's List
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cemeteries of Polk County
- FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Find-A-Grave: Home Page
- Interment.net
- Cemeteries of North Carolina
- Cemeteries of Polk County

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.