Back مقاطعة بولك (ويسكونسن) Arabic Polk County, Wisconsin BAR Полк (окръг, Уисконсин) Bulgarian পোল্ক কাউন্টি, উইসকনসিন BPY Polk Gông (Wisconsin) CDO Полк (гуо, Висконсин) CE Polk County (kondado sa Tinipong Bansa, Wisconsin) CEB Polk County, Wisconsin Welsh Polk County (Wisconsin) German Κομητεία Πολκ (Ουισκόνσιν) Greek
Polk County | |
|---|---|
 Polk County Highway Department in Balsam Lake | |
 Location within the U.S. state of Wisconsin | |
 Wisconsin's location within the U.S. | |
| Coordinates: 45°28′N 92°26′W / 45.46°N 92.44°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Wisconsin |
| Founded | 1853 |
| Named for | James K. Polk[1] |
| Seat | Balsam Lake |
| Largest city | Amery |
| Area | |
| • Total | 956 sq mi (2,480 km2) |
| • Land | 914 sq mi (2,370 km2) |
| • Water | 42 sq mi (110 km2) 4.4% |
| Population | |
| • Total | 44,977 |
| • Estimate (2023) | 45,762  |
| • Density | 49.2/sq mi (19.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Website | www |
Polk County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,977.[2] Its county seat is Balsam Lake.[3] The county was created in 1853 and named for United States President James K. Polk.[4]
- ^ Chicago and North Western Railway Company (1908). A History of the Origin of the Place Names Connected with the Chicago & North Western and Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railways. p. 163.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
2020-census-55095was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "Wisconsin: Individual County Chronologies". Wisconsin Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. The Newberry Library. 2007. Archived from the original on April 14, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2015.