Polk County, Minnesota

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Polk County, Minnesota
Location in the state of Minnesota
Minnesota's location in the U.S.
Founded	July 20, 1858
Named for	President James Knox Polk
Seat	Crookston
Largest city	East Grand Forks
Area
• Total	1,997.81 sq mi (5,174 km²)
• Land	1,970.37 sq mi (5,103 km²)
• Water	27.44 sq mi (71 km²), 1.37%
Population (Est.)
• (2012)	31,416
• Density	16/sq mi (6/km²)
Time zone	Central: UTC-6/-5
Website	www.co.polk.mn.us

Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota. The population was at 31,600 at the 2010 census.^[1] Its county seat is Crookston,^[2] and the largest community is East Grand Forks. Polk County and Grand Forks County, North Dakota, make up the Grand Forks, ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area or Greater Grand Forks.

Geography

According to the 2000 census, the county has a total area of 1,997.81 square miles (5,174.3 km²), of which 1,970.37 square miles (5,103.2 km²) (or 98.63%) is land and 27.44 square miles (71.1 km²) (or 1.37%) is water.^[3]

Major highways

U.S. Highway 2
U.S. Highway 59
U.S. Highway 75
Minnesota State Highway 9

Adjacent counties

National protected areas

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1880	11,433	—
1890	30,192	164.1%
1900	35,429	17.3%
1910	36,001	1.6%
1920	37,090	3.0%
1930	36,019	−2.9%
1940	37,734	4.8%
1950	35,900	−4.9%
1960	36,182	0.8%
1970	34,435	−4.8%
1980	34,844	1.2%
1990	32,498	−6.7%
2000	31,369	−3.5%
2010	31,600	0.7%
Est. 2012	31,416	−0.6%
U.S. Decennial Census^[4] 2012 Estimate^[1]

As of the census of 2000, there were 31,369 people, 12,070 households, and 8,050 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile (6/km²). There were 14,008 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile (3/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 94.18% White, 0.33% Black or African American, 1.30% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.57% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. 4.79% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 41.7% were of Norwegian, 19.7% German and 5.8% French ancestry.

Age pyramid of county residents based on 2000 U.S. census data

There were 12,070 households out of which 32.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.90% were married couples living together, 8.50% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.30% were non-families. 28.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.80% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.90% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 24.80% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 17.40% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.10 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $35,105, and the median income for a family was $44,310. Males had a median income of $31,472 versus $21,535 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,279. About 7.30% of families and 10.90% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.30% of those under age 18 and 10.90% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Cities	Townships		Unincorporated
Beltrami Climax Crookston East Grand Forks Erskine Fertile Fisher Fosston Gully Lengby McIntosh Mentor Nielsville Trail Winger	Andover Township Angus Township Badger Township Belgium Township Brandsvold Township Brandt Township Brislet Township Bygland Township Chester Township Columbia Township Crookston Township Eden Township Esther Township Euclid Township Fairfax Township Fanny Township Farley Township Fisher Township Garden Township Garfield Township Gentilly Township Godfrey Township Grand Forks Township Grove Park-Tilden Township Gully Township Hammond Township Helgeland Township Higdem Township Hill River Township	Hubbard Township Huntsville Township Johnson Township Kertsonville Township Keystone Township King Township Knute Township Lessor Township Liberty Township Lowell Township Nesbit Township Northland Township Onstad Township Parnell Township Queen Township Reis Township Rhinehart Township Roome Township Rosebud Township Russia Township Sandsville Township Scandia Township Sletten Township Sullivan Township Tabor Township Tynsid Township Vineland Township Winger Township Woodside Township	Cisco Dugdale Greenview Maple Bay

Footnotes

↑ 1.0 1.1 "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
↑ "Census 2010 Gazetteer Files". Retrieved July 2, 2013.
↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved September 1, 2013.

External links

Polk County official website

Marshall County

Pennington County and Red Lake County

Grand Forks County, North Dakota

Clearwater County

Polk County, Minnesota

Traill County, North Dakota

Norman County

Mahnomen County

v t e Municipalities and communities of Polk County, Minnesota, United States

County seat: Crookston

Cities	Beltrami Climax Crookston East Grand Forks Erskine Fertile Fisher Fosston Gully Lengby McIntosh Mentor Nielsville Trail Winger

Townships	Andover Angus Badger Belgium Brandsvold Brandt Brislet Bygland Chester Columbia Crookston Eden Esther Euclid Fairfax Fanny Farley Fisher Garden Garfield Gentilly Godfrey Grand Forks Grove Park-Tilden Gully Hammond Helgeland Higdem Hill River Hubbard Huntsville Johnson Kertsonville Keystone King Knute Lessor Liberty Lowell Nesbit Northland Onstad Parnell Queen Reis Rhinehart Roome Rosebud Russia Sandsville Scandia Sletten Sullivan Tabor Tynsid Vineland Winger Woodside

Unincorporated communities	Cisco Dugdale Euclid Maple Bay

v t e State of Minnesota

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Regions	Arrowhead Boundary Waters Buffalo Ridge Central Coteau des Prairies Driftless Area Iron Range Minnesota River Valley North Shore Northwest Angle North Woods Pipestone Red River Valley Southeast Twin Cities metropolitan area

Larger cities pop. over 60,000	Bloomington Brooklyn Park Burnsville Coon Rapids Duluth Eagan Eden Prairie Maple Grove Minneapolis Plymouth Rochester Saint Paul St. Cloud Woodbury

Counties	Aitkin Anoka Becker Beltrami Benton Big Stone Blue Earth Brown Carlton Carver Cass Chippewa Chisago Clay Clearwater Cook Cottonwood Crow Wing Dakota Dodge Douglas Faribault Fillmore Freeborn Goodhue Grant Hennepin Houston Hubbard Isanti Itasca Jackson Kanabec Kandiyohi Kittson Koochiching Lac qui Parle Lake Lake of the Woods Le Sueur Lincoln Lyon Mahnomen Marshall Martin McLeod Meeker Mille Lacs Morrison Mower Murray Nicollet Nobles Norman Olmsted Otter Tail Pennington Pine Pipestone Polk Pope Ramsey Red Lake Redwood Renville Rice Rock Roseau Saint Louis Scott Sherburne Sibley Stearns Steele Stevens Swift Todd Traverse Wabasha Wadena Waseca Washington Watonwan Wilkin Winona Wright Yellow Medicine

v t e Greater Grand Forks Metropolitan Area (ND-MN)

Counties	Grand Forks Polk

Main cities	Grand Forks† East Grand Forks

Surrounding areas	Beltrami Climax Crookston† Emerado Erskine Fertile Fisher Fosston Gilby Grand Forks AFB Gully Inkster Larimore Lengby Manvel McIntosh Mentor Niagara Nielsville Northwood Reynolds Thompson Trail Winger

† - county seat

Coordinates: 47°46′N 96°24′W / 47.77°N 96.40°W / 47.77; -96.40

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