Polk County, Texas

Polk County
County
Polk County Court House
Location within the U.S. state of Texas
Texas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 30°48′N 94°50′W / 30.8°N 94.83°W / 30.8; -94.83
Country	United States
State	Texas
Founded	March 30, 1846
Named for	James K. Polk
Seat	Livingston
Largest town	Livingston
Area
• Total	1,110 sq mi (2,900 km2)
• Land	1,057 sq mi (2,740 km2)
• Water	53 sq mi (140 km2)  4.74%
Population  (2020)
• Total	50,123
• Density	45/sq mi (17/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Codes	75934, 75936, 75939, 75960, 77326, 77335, 77350, 77351, 77360, 77364
Area code	936
Congressional district	8th
Website	www.co.polk.tx.us

Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of the 2020 census, its population was 50,123.^[1] Its county seat is Livingston.^[2] The county is named after James K. Polk.

The Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation of the federally recognized tribe is in Polk County, where the people have been since the early 19th century. They were forcibly evicted by the federal government from their traditional territory in the Southeast.^[3] The 2000 census reported a resident population of 480 persons on the reservation. The tribe reports 1100 enrolled members.