Welcome to Polk County ...
Time Zone: Polk County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Balsam Lake is the Seat for Polk County.
Polk County was founded in 1853 and was created by taking area from Saint Croix County.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Polk had a population of 43,783 people. This is a decrease of 0.84% since the last Census (which gave a population of 44,156 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Polk represented 0.78% of the total population of Wisconsin.
Below are some of the communities located in Polk County:
- Alden
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Alden is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,815 people
- Amery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Amery is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,799 people
- Apple River
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Apple River is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,152 people
- Balsam Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Balsam Lake is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 978 people
- Beaver
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Beaver is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 834 people
- Black Brook
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Black Brook is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,341 people
- Bone Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bone Lake is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 726 people
- Centuria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Centuria is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 905 people
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- Clam Falls
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Clam Falls is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 590 people
- Clayton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clayton is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 541 people
- Clear Lake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clear Lake is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 908 people
- Dresser
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Dresser is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
- Eureka
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,659 people
- Farmington
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Farmington is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,876 people
- Frederic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Frederic is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,080 people
- Garfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Garfield is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,645 people
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Georgetown is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
- Johnstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Johnstown is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 537 people
- Laketown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Laketown is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 946 people
- Lincoln
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,183 people
- Lorain
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Lorain is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 274 people
- Luck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Luck is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 935 people
- McKinley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- McKinley is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Milltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Milltown is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 875 people
- Osceola
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Osceola is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,580 people
- Saint Croix Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Saint Croix Falls is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,157 people
- Sterling
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sterling is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 763 people
- West Sweden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- West Sweden is located in Polk County (WI)
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 705 people
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to Wisconsin
- Websites specific to Polk County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Burnett County
- Barron County
- Dunn County
- Saint Croix County
- Washington County
- Chisago County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
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. |