Back مقاطعة بولك (جورجيا) Arabic پولک بؤلگهسی، جورجیا AZB Polk County, Georgia BAR Полк (окръг, Джорджия) Bulgarian পোল্ক কাউন্টি, জর্জিয়া BPY Polk Gông (Georgia) CDO Полк (гуо, Джорджи) CE Polk County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Georgia) CEB Polk County, Georgia Welsh Polk County (Georgia) German
Polk County | |
|---|---|
 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 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Georgia |
| 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 in the Northwest region 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.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Polk County, Georgia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Polk County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 97. Retrieved April 26, 2015.