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Welcome to Polk County ...

Time Zone: Polk County lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Dallas is the Seat for Polk County.

Polk County was founded in 1845.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Polk had a population of 86,085 people. This is an increase of 13.96% since the last Census (which gave a population of 75,538 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Polk represented 1.97% of the total population of Oregon.

Below are some of the communities located in Polk County:

  • Dallas
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dallas
    • Dallas is located in Polk County (OR)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,331 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dallas <2>
  • Falls City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Independence
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Monmouth
    (8 miles [12.9 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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