Polk County | |
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![]() Polk County Courthouse in Cedartown | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Georgia | |
![]() Georgia's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 34°00′N 85°11′W / 34°N 85.18°W | |
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Founded | December 20, 1851 |
Named for | James K. Polk |
Seat | Cedartown |
Largest city | Cedartown |
Area | |
• Total | 312 sq mi (810 km2) |
• Land | 310 sq mi (800 km2) |
• Water | 1.8 sq mi (5 km2) 0.6% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 42,853 |
• Density | 138/sq mi (53/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Congressional district | 14th |
Website | www |
Polk County is a county located in the northwestern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 42,853.[1] The county seat is Cedartown.[2] The county was created on December 20, 1851, by an act of the Georgia General Assembly and named after James K. Polk, the eleventh President of the United States.[3]
Polk County comprises the Cedartown, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Atlanta-Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area.