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Polk County

county in North Carolina, United States
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Polk County

Summary

Polk County is a county of North Carolina[1]. It draws 151 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #47 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Polk County is located in North Carolina[3].
  • Polk County is in the country of United States[4].
  • Polk County's instance of is recorded as county of North Carolina[5].
  • Polk County's capital is recorded as Columbus[6].
  • Polk County's shares border with is recorded as Rutherford County[7].
  • Polk County's shares border with is recorded as Henderson County[8].
  • Polk County's shares border with is recorded as Spartanburg County[9].
  • Polk County's shares border with is recorded as Greenville County[10].
  • William Polk is named after Polk County[11].
  • Polk County's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Columbus[12].
  • Polk County's Commons category is recorded as Polk County, North Carolina[13].
  • 1855 marks the founding of Polk County[14].
  • Polk County's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.28, 'lon': -82.17}[15].
  • Polk County's official website is recorded as http://www.polknc.org[16].
  • Polk County's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Polk County, North Carolina[17].
  • Polk County has a population of {'amount': '+20510'}[18].
  • Polk County has a population of {'amount': '+20442'}[19].
  • Polk County has a population of {'amount': '+20278'}[20].
  • Polk County has a population of {'amount': '+20242'}[21].
  • Polk County has a population of {'amount': '+20411'}[22].
  • Polk County has a population of {'amount': '+20366'}[23].
  • Polk County has a population of {'amount': '+19328'}[24].
  • Polk County's list of monuments is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, North Carolina[25].
  • Polk County's category for people born here is recorded as Category:Births in Polk County, North Carolina[26].
  • Polk County's category for people who died here is recorded as Category:Deaths in Polk County, North Carolina[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Polk County covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+618'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+20510'}[18], {'amount': '+20442'}[19], {'amount': '+20278'}[20], {'amount': '+20242'}[21], {'amount': '+20411'}[22], and {'amount': '+20366'}[23].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

1855 marks the founding of Polk County[14]. William Polk is named after it[11].

Why It Matters

Polk County draws 151 Wikipedia views per month (county_of_north_carolina category, ranking #47 of 102).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

Related Entities

Govdirectory North Carolina United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . 2010 United States Census. Retrieved . census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . census.gov. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Population Estimates Program. census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . 2020 United States Census. Retrieved . data.census.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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. 7d ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Inception → +1855-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Category for maps or plans → Category:Maps of Polk County, North Carolina
    Number of households → {'amount': '+9252'}
    + 33 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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