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Population of Polk County

Last official estimated population of Polk County was 20,446 (year 2014)[1]. This was 0.006% of total US population and 0.2% of total North Carolina state population. Area of Polk County is 238.5 mi² (=617.8 km²), in this year population density was 85.71 p/mi². If population growth rate would be same as in period 2010-2014 (-0.08%/yr), Polk County population in 2025 would be 20,271 [0].


Historical population

Historical population of Polk County for period 1860-2014 [1] , [2] , [3]:

Maps: Population, population density, population changes

Estimated population for 2014[1]. Population density is in p./sq.mi [4]. Changes are for period 2010-2015. Value is %/year. Boundary lines are approx. 2012 [5]. Click on flag to hide it.

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Annual growth rate

[1860-1870] +0.66 %/yr
[1870-1880] +1.6 %/yr
[1880-1890] +1.55 %/yr
[1890-1900] +1.73 %/yr
[1900-1910] +0.87 %/yr
[1910-1920] +1.46 %/yr
[1920-1930] +1.47 %/yr
[1930-1940] +1.52 %/yr
[1940-1950] -0.21 %/yr
[1950-1960] -0.2 %/yr
[1960-1970] +0.29 %/yr
[1970-1980] +1.02 %/yr
[1980-1990] +1.08 %/yr
[1990-2000] +2.38 %/yr
[2000-2005] +1.34 %/yr
[2005-2010] +0.96 %/yr
[2010-2014] -0.08 %/yr

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Demography

Population of Polk County by age groups male (M) and female (F)[1b]

Age Gr. (M) (F) Total
0 to 4 346 379 725
5 to 9 498 486 984
10 to 14 588 521 1,109
15 to 19 560 530 1,090
20 to 24 547 443 990
25 to 29 390 406 796
30 to 34 414 377 791
35 to 39 416 416 832
40 to 44 543 591 1,134
45 to 49 654 658 1,312
50 to 54 745 777 1,522
55 to 59 740 930 1,670
60 to 64 812 994 1,806
65 to 69 754 869 1,623
70 to 74 672 719 1,391
75 to 79 459 503 962
80 to 84 300 405 705
85+ 301 614 915

Polk County resident population estimates by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin[1b]. For full list of abbrevations see: population.us/about page.

Race Male Female Total
NH 9102 10106 19,208
WAC 9173 10003 19,176
WA 9054 9863 18,917
NHWAC 8608 9547 18,155
NHWA 8507 9419 17,926
H 637 512 1,149
BAC 515 559 1,074
NHBAC 486 537 1,023
HWAC 565 456 1,021
HWA 547 444 991
BA 444 482 926
NHBA 423 465 888
TOM 130 152 282
NHTOM 110 139 249
IAC 113 111 224
AAC 66 100 166
NHIAC 71 80 151
NHAAC 46 84 130
AA 46 71 117
IA 63 50 113
NHAA 29 59 88
HIAC 42 31 73
HIA 31 26 57
NHIA 32 24 56
HBAC 29 22 51
HBA 21 17 38
HAAC 20 16 36
HTOM 20 13 33
HAA 17 12 29
NAC 7 4 11
NHNAC 5 4 9
HNAC 2 0 2
NA 2 0 2
HNA 1 0 1
NHNA 1 0 1

Counties near Polk County

Greenville County population 29 mi, 203°
Spartanburg County 25.8 mi, 157°
Buncombe County 30.7 mi, 318°
Henderson County 18.1 mi, 282°
Cleveland County 34.6 mi, 83°
Burke County 41.5 mi, 38°
Rutherford County 16.4 mi, 58°
Cherokee County 35.3 mi, 116°
McDowell County 28.7 mi, 13°
Transylvania County 36.9 mi, 262°


Sources, notices

[0] Calculated by population.us from last known population growth rate, not official data.

[1] County population - 2014, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[1b] Annual County Resident Population Estimates by Age, Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin, (used only data for 2014) archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[2] County population - 2000-2010, archived from the original, retrieved 02/23/2016

[3] Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790 to 1992, PDF, 15 Mb, census.gov, retrieved 02/23/2016

[4] County area, latitude longitude data, retrieved 02/23/2016

[5] County boundaries, CSV files on boundaries.us, retrived 03/18/2016

See note 17 North Carolina Notes

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