Fort Polk

Fort Polk, formerly Fort Johnson, is a United States Army installation located in , , about 10 miles east of and 30 miles north of in .
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  • Type: Military installation
  • Description: United States Army installation in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, United States, formerly named Fort Johnson
  • Also known as: “Fort Johnson”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Llano and Leesville.

Village
is a town in , , United States. As of the 2020 census, had a population of 2,213. It is a part of the Fort Johnson South Micropolitan Statistical Area. is situated 5 miles northwest of Fort Polk.

Town
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is a city in and the parish seat of , United States. The population was 5,649 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Fort Polk South micropolitan area and is additionally served by the . is situated 6 miles northwest of Fort Polk.

Fort Polk

Latitude
31.08079° or 31° 4′ 51″ north
Longitude
-93.19446° or 93° 11′ 40″ west
Named after
James H. Polk
Open location code
86383RJ4+86
Open­Street­Map ID
way 533227587
Open­Street­Map feature
landuse=­military
Wiki­data ID
Q1438661
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Fort Polk” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “波克堡”
  • Chinese: “波尔卡堡”
  • Chinese: “波爾克堡”
  • Chinese: “波爾卡堡”
  • Dutch: “Fort Johnson”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “حصن بولك”
  • French: “fort Johnson”
  • French: “Fort Johnson”
  • German: “Fort Johnson”
  • German: “Fort Polk”
  • Haitian: “Fort Johnson, Lwizyana”
  • Japanese: “キャンプ・ポーク”
  • Japanese: “フォークポーク”
  • Japanese: “フォート・ジョンソン”
  • Japanese: “フォート・ポーク”
  • Persian: “فورت پولک”
  • Polish: “Fort Johnson”
  • Portuguese: “Fort Johnson”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт Джонсон”
  • Ukrainian: “Форт Полк”
  • Vietnamese: “Fort Johnson”
  • Vietnamese: “Fort Polk”
  • Vietnamese: “Pháo đài Johnson”
  • Vietnamese: “Pháo đài Polk”

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