Polk County, Missouri
| Polk County, Missouri | |
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Polk County Courthouse in Bolivar
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 Location in the U.S. state of Missouri |
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 Missouri's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | January 5, 1835 |
| Named for | James K. Polk |
| Seat | Bolivar |
| Largest city | Bolivar |
| Area | |
| • Total | 642 sq mi (1,663 km2) |
| • Land | 636 sq mi (1,647 km2) |
| • Water | 6.9 sq mi (18 km2), 1.1% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 31,229 |
| • Density | 49/sq mi (19/km²) |
| Congressional district | 7th |
| Time zone | Central: UTC-6/-5 |
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| Elected countywide officials | ||||
| Assessor | Carolyn Page | Republican | ||
| Circuit Clerk | Tiffany Phillips | Republican | ||
| County Clerk | Melinda Robertson | Republican | ||
| Collector | Debbi R-McGinnis | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (Presiding) |
Shannon Hancock | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 1) |
Kyle Legan | Republican | ||
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Commissioner (District 2) |
Rex Austin | Republican | ||
| Coroner | Melissa Britton | Republican | ||
| Prosecuting Attorney | Kenneth R. Ashlock | Republican | ||
| Public Administrator | Barbara Davolt | Republican | ||
| Recorder | Carol Poindexter | Republican | ||
| Sheriff | Danny Morrison | Republican | ||
| Surveyor | Mike Shuler | Republican | ||
| Treasurer | Vonna Bauer | Republican | ||
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| 2008 Republican primary in Missouri | ||
| John McCain | 1,141 (25.28%) | |
| Mike Huckabee | 2,317 (51.33%) | |
| Mitt Romney | 842 (18.65%) | |
| Ron Paul | 154 (3.41%) | |
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| 2008 Democratic primary in Missouri | ||
| Hillary Clinton | 1,904 (63.81%) | |
| Barack Obama | 993 (33.28%) | |
| John Edwards (withdrawn) | 67 (2.25%) | |
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 founded January 5, 1835, and named for Ezekiel Polk.
Polk County is part of the Springfield, MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Polk County was organized and separated from Greene County on January 5, 1835. Its original boundaries were later reduced in creating Dade, Dallas, and Hickory counties. The name was suggested by a local pioneer, Ezekiel Madison Campbell, to honor his grandfather Ezekiel Polk, a colonel in the Revolutionary War and an early settler of western Tennessee.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 642 square miles (1,660 km2), of which 636 square miles (1,650 km2) is land and 6.9 square miles (18 km2) (1.1%) is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 26,992 people, 9,917 households, and 7,140 families residing in the county. The population density was 42 people per square mile (16/km²). There were 11,183 housing units at an average density of 18 per square mile (7/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 97.26% White, 0.45% Black or African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.19% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 1.06% from two or more races. Approximately 1.30% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
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