Welcome to Polk County ...
Time Zone: Polk County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Livingston is the Seat for Polk County.
Polk County was founded in 1846 and was created by taking area from Liberty County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Polk had a population of 51,254 people. This is an increase of 12.86% since the last Census (which gave a population of 45,413 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Polk represented 0.18% of the total population of Texas.
Below are some of the communities located in Polk County:
- Corrigan
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corrigan
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,702 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corrigan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Corrigan
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Corrigan<3>
- Goodrich
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodrich
- Population from the 2020 Census: 338 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goodrich have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Goodrich
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodrich<3>
- Livingston
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livingston
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,503 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livingston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Livingston
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livingston<3>
- Onalaska
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,167 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onalaska have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Onalaska<3>
- Seven Oaks
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Seven Oaks
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Texas
- Websites specific to Polk County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Angelina County
- Hardin County
- Liberty County
- San Jacinto County
- Trinity County
- Tyler County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
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. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |