Polk

Polk County is the westernmost county in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,977. Its county seat is . The county was created in 1853 and named for United States President James K. Polk.
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  • Type: County with 43,800 residents
  • Description: county in Wisconsin, United States
  • Also known as: Polk County”, “Polk County, WI”, and “Polk County, Wisconsin
  • Neighbors:

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Balsam Lake.

Village
Photo: Iulus Ascanius, Public domain.
is a village in, and the county seat of Polk County, , United States. The population was 934 at the 2020 census. The village is located within the .

Polk

Latitude
45.4319° or 45° 25′ 55″ north
Longitude
-92.4075° or 92° 24′ 27″ west
Population
43,800
Elevation
1,132 feet (345 metres)
Open location code
86Q9CHJV+P2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 317007118
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
5267654
Wiki­data ID
Q376102
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Welsh—“Polk” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: Polk County
  • Arabic: مقاطعة بولك
  • Armenian: Պոլկ
  • Asturian: condáu de Polk
  • Basque: Polk konderria
  • Bavarian: Polk County, Wisconsin
  • Bavarian: Polk County
  • Belarusian: графства Полк
  • Belarusian: Полк (графства)
  • Belarusian: Полк
  • Bishnupriya: পোল্ক কাউন্টি, উইসকনসিন
  • Bishnupriya: পোল্ক কাউন্টি
  • Bulgarian: Полк
  • Catalan: comtat de Polk
  • Cebuano: Polk County
  • Chechen: Полк (гуо, Висконсин)
  • Chechen: Полк
  • Chinese: Polk Kūn
  • Chinese: 波爾克縣
  • Dutch: Polk County
  • Esperanto: kantono Polk
  • Esperanto: Kantono Polk
  • Finnish: Polkin piirikunta
  • French: comté de Polk
  • French: Comté de Polk
  • German: Polk County
  • Gilaki: پؤلک ٚ شأرستان (ويسکانسين)
  • Gilaki: پؤلک ٚ شأرستان
  • Greek: κομητεία Πολκ
  • Greek: Κομητεία Πολκ
  • Hungarian: Polk megye
  • Irish: Contae Polk
  • Italian: contea di Polk
  • Italian: Contea di Polk
  • Japanese: ポーク郡
  • Korean: 포크군
  • Latin: Polk Comitatus
  • Low German: Polk County
  • Mazanderani: پولک شهرستان
  • Min Dong Chinese: Polk Gông
  • Min Nan Chinese: Polk Kūn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Polk County
  • Norwegian: Polk County
  • Persian: شهرستان پولک، ویسکانسین
  • Persian: شهرستان پولک
  • Polish: Hrabstwo Polk
  • Portuguese: condado de Polk
  • Portuguese: Condado de Polk
  • Romanian: Comitatul Polk, Wisconsin
  • Romanian: Comitatul Polk
  • Russian: Полк
  • Sardinian: contea de Polk
  • Serbian: Polk County
  • Serbian: Округ Полк
  • Serbo-Croatian: Polk County, Wisconsin
  • Serbo-Croatian: Polk County
  • Spanish: Condado de Polk (Wisconsin)
  • Spanish: condado de Polk
  • Spanish: Condado de Polk
  • Swedish: Polk County, Wisconsin
  • Swedish: Polk County
  • Tatar: Полк (округ, Висконсин)
  • Tatar: Полк
  • Turkish: Polk County, WI
  • Turkish: Polk County, Wis.
  • Turkish: Polk County, Wisconsin
  • Turkish: Polk County
  • Turkish: Polk ilçesi, WI
  • Turkish: Polk ilçesi, Wis.
  • Turkish: Polk ilçesi, Wisconsin
  • Turkish: Polk ilçesi
  • Ukrainian: Полк
  • Urdu: پوک کاؤنٹی، وسکونسن
  • Urdu: پوک کاؤنٹی
  • Venetian: contea de Polk
  • Vietnamese: Quận Polk, Wisconsin
  • Vietnamese: Quận Polk
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han Polk, Wisconsin
  • Waray (Philippines): Condado han Polk
  • Welsh: Polk County, Wisconsin
  • Welsh: Polk County

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