Welcome to Polk ...

The village of Polk is located in Ashland County<1>.

The location of Polk has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Polk, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Polk has a population of 331 people<3> (see below for details).

Polk is 1,260 feet [384 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Polk: (419) and (567)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Polk had an population of 331 people. This is a decrease of 1.49% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Polk had a population of 336 people. This makes Polk the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 336 people, the population of Polk decreased 5.88% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 357 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Polk.

Communities Also Named Polk ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 15 communities that are also named Polk - they are located in Alabama, California, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Polk.

Communities near Polk ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Polk.

• Wooster
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooster
  • Wooster is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,157 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wooster <6>
• Ashland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
  • Ashland is located in Ashland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 19,973 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <6>
• Wellington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
  • Wellington is located in Lorain County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,948 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellington <6>
• Lodi
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodi
  • Lodi is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodi <6>
• Seville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seville
  • Seville is located in Medina County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,432 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seville <6>
• New London
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New London have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New London
  • New London is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New London <6>
• Creston
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creston
  • Creston is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Creston <6>
• West Salem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Salem
  • West Salem is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Salem <6>
• Greenwich
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
  • Greenwich is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,413 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenwich <6>
• Smithville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithville
  • Smithville is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,261 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithville <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Polk. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Polk.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Polk. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Polk.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Polk. See our Newspapers Page for Polk.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Polk ...

Looking for more information about Polk? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Polk, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Polk.

Adding Polk to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Polk in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Polk was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

We also found Polk in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Polk.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Polk. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ashland County: www.ashlandcounty.org/

The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/