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| Name | Polk |
| Alt names | Polk | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 37.617°N 93.4°W |
| Located in | Missouri, United States (1835 - ) |
| See also | Cedar, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Crawford, Missouri, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Dade, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Dallas, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Hickory, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | St. Clair, Missouri, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Wayne, Missouri, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
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Polk County is a county located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 31,137. Its county seat is Bolivar. The county was organized January 5, 1835, and named for Ezekiel Polk.
Polk County is part of the Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
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Polk County was separated and organized from Greene County on January 5, 1835. A supplement to the boundary change was made on March 13, 1835.[1] Its original boundaries were later reduced in creating Dade, Dallas, and Hickory counties. It was named in honor of Col. Ezekiel Polk of Tennessee, a soldier who served under General George Washington and who was the grandfather of John Polk Campbell and Ezekiel Madison Campbell, brothers who helped to settle Polk and Greene counties. Ezekiel Polk was also the grandfather of James K. Polk, who was a member of the US House of Representatives in 1835. He was elected President of the United States in 1844.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1835 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1835 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1836 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1837 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1872 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1840 | 8,449
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| 1850 | 6,186
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| 1860 | 9,995
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| 1870 | 12,445
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| 1880 | 15,734
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| 1890 | 20,339
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| 1900 | 23,255
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| 1910 | 21,561
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| 1920 | 20,351
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| 1930 | 17,803
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| 1940 | 17,400
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| 1950 | 16,062
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| 1960 | 13,753
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| 1970 | 15,415
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| 1980 | 18,822
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| 1990 | 21,826
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Polk County, Missouri, United States
Research Tips
Resources
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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