Polk County (Minnesota)
The Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. In 2010, the County had 31,600 inhabitants and a population density of 6.2 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Crookston. The largest city in the county is East Grand Forks.
The Polk County is part of the metropolitan area of Greater Grand Forks.
Geography
The County is located in northwestern Minnesota on the east bank of the Red River of the North, which forms the border with North Dakota. The Red Lake River flows through the county from east to west and flows then in the Red River. The county has an area of 5174 square kilometers, of which 71 square kilometers are water surface. At the Polk County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Polk County was formed on July 20, 1858 from parts of the no longer existing Pembina County. It was named after James K. Polk (1795-1849), the eleventh president of the United States ( 1845-1849 ).
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010 lived in Polk County 31,600 people in 12,442 households. The population density was 6.2 people per square kilometer. In the 12,442 households lived statistically 2.41 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 94.8 percent white, 0.9 percent African American, 1.6 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.8 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 5.5 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.2 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.4 percent were 65 years or older. 49.9 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 49,257. The per capita income was $ 24,274. 12.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Polk County
Citys
- Beltrami
- Climax
- Crookston
- East Grand Forks
- Erskine
- Fertile
- Fisher
- Fosston
- Gully
- Lengby
- McIntosh
- Mentor
- Nielsville
- Trail
- Winger
Unincorporated communities
- Cisco
- Dugdale
- Eldred
- Euclid
- Maple Bay
- Olga
- Rindal
Structure
The Polk County is divided into 58 townships in addition to the 15 -cities: