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Also known as Polk County, Nebraska, Polk County, NE

county in Nebraska, United States

Key facts

Country
United States
State
Nebraska
Established
January 26, 1856
Organized
August 6, 1870
Named after
James K. Polk
County seat
Osceola
Largest city
Stromsburg
Total
441 sq mi (1,140 km )
Land
438 sq mi (1,130 km )
Water
2.3 sq mi (6.0 km ) 0.5%
Highest elevation
1,739 ft (530 m)
Lowest elevation
1,089 ft (332 m)
Estimate 2025
5,270
Density
11.9/sq mi (4.60/km )
Time zone
UTC−6 ( Central )
Summer dst
UTC−5 ( CDT )
Area code
402/531
Website
www.polkcounty.ne.gov

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Wikidata facts

Population
5214
Area
1141
Official website
www.polkcounty.ne.gov
Image
Polk County Courthouse (Nebraska) 1.jpg
Households
2048
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Commons category
Polk County, Nebraska
water as percent of area
0.5
native label
Polk County
inception
1856-00-00
per capita income
28978
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Polk County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 5,214. Its county seat is Osceola. The county was formed in 1856, and was organized in 1870. It was named for President James K. Polk. In the Nebraska license plate system, Polk County is represented by the prefix 41 (it had the 41st-largest number of vehicles registered in the county when the license plate system was established in 1922).

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