Polk County

Summary

Polk County is a county of Oregon^[1]. It draws 217 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_oregon category, ranking #20 of 36).^[2]

Key Facts

• Polk County is located in Oregon^[3].
• Polk County is in the country of United States^[4].
• Polk County's instance of is recorded as county of Oregon^[5].
• Polk County's capital is recorded as Dallas^[6].
• Polk County's shares border with is recorded as Tillamook County^[7].
• Polk County's shares border with is recorded as Yamhill County^[8].
• Polk County's shares border with is recorded as Marion County^[9].
• Polk County's shares border with is recorded as Linn County^[10].
• Polk County's shares border with is recorded as Benton County^[11].
• Polk County's shares border with is recorded as Lincoln County^[12].
• James K. Polk is named after Polk County^[13].
• Polk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Dallas^[14].
• Polk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Falls City^[15].
• Polk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Independence^[16].
• Polk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Monmouth^[17].
• Polk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Salem^[18].
• Polk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Willamina^[19].
• Polk County's Commons category is recorded as Polk County, Oregon^[20].
• 1845 marks the founding of Polk County^[21].
• Polk County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.91, 'lon': -123.42}^[22].
• Polk County's official website is recorded as http://www.co.polk.or.us^[23].
• Polk County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polk County, Oregon^[24].
• Polk County has a population of {'amount': '+75403'}^[25].
• Polk County has a population of {'amount': '+75584'}^[26].
• Polk County has a population of {'amount': '+76008'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Polk County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+1927'}^[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+75403'}^[25], {'amount': '+75584'}^[26], {'amount': '+76008'}^[27], {'amount': '+76331'}^[29], {'amount': '+76794'}^[30], and {'amount': '+79391'}^[31].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1845 marks the founding of Polk County^[21]. James K. Polk is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Polk County draws 217 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_oregon category, ranking #20 of 36).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]