Place:Polk, Georgia, United States

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Place Information
Name
Polk
Alternate names
Polk     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
34.0°N 85.183°W
Located in
Georgia, United States     (1851 - )
See also
Floyd, Georgia, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Paulding, Georgia, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
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source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog
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Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. It was created on December 20, 1851. It was named after United States President James Knox Polk. As of 2000, the population was 38,127. The 2005 Census Estimate shows a population of 40,479 [1]. The county seat is Cedartown, Georgia6.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1851 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1852 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1852 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1852 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1852 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1860 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1860 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1860 6,295
1870 7,822
1880 11,952
1890 14,945
1900 17,856
1910 20,203
1920 20,357
1930 25,141
1940 28,467
1950 30,976
1960 28,015
1970 29,656
1980 32,386
1990 33,815
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External links

www.rootsweb.com/~gapolk/

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