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Polk County

county in Wisconsin, United States
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Polk County

Summary

Polk County is a county of Wisconsin[1]. It draws 195 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_wisconsin category, ranking #36 of 73).[2]

Key Facts

  • Polk County is located in Wisconsin[3].
  • Polk County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Polk County's instance of is recorded as county of Wisconsin[5].
  • Polk County's capital is recorded as Balsam Lake[6].
  • Polk County's official language is recorded as English[7].
  • Polk County's shares border with is recorded as Burnett County[8].
  • Polk County's shares border with is recorded as Barron County[9].
  • Polk County's shares border with is recorded as Dunn County[10].
  • Polk County's shares border with is recorded as St. Croix County[11].
  • Polk County's shares border with is recorded as Washington County[12].
  • Polk County's shares border with is recorded as Chisago County[13].
  • James K. Polk is named after Polk County[14].
  • Polk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Balsam Lake[15].
  • Polk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Balsam Lake[16].
  • Polk County's Commons category is recorded as Polk County, Wisconsin[17].
  • 1853 marks the founding of Polk County[18].
  • Polk County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.46, 'lon': -92.44}[19].
  • Polk County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.polk.wi.us[20].
  • Polk County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polk County, Wisconsin[21].
  • Polk County has a population of {'amount': '+44205'}[22].
  • Polk County has a population of {'amount': '+44153'}[23].
  • Polk County has a population of {'amount': '+43954'}[24].
  • Polk County has a population of {'amount': '+43565'}[25].
  • Polk County has a population of {'amount': '+43476'}[26].
  • Polk County has a population of {'amount': '+43441'}[27].

Body

Geography

Polk County is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Wisconsin[3].

Physical Characteristics

Polk County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2477'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+44205'}[22], {'amount': '+44153'}[23], {'amount': '+43954'}[24], {'amount': '+43565'}[25], {'amount': '+43476'}[26], and {'amount': '+43441'}[27].

Designation and Status

Polk County's instance of is recorded as county of Wisconsin[5].

History and Context

1853 marks the founding of Polk County[18]. James K. Polk is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Polk County draws 195 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_wisconsin category, ranking #36 of 73).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

James K. Polk United States Wisconsin

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Burnett County, Barron County, Dunn County +3
    Named after → —
    Area → {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+2477'}
    Local thumb → —
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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