Polk County, Georgia

Polk County is a located in the  of. 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. The is.

History
Created on, , by an act of the , the County is named after , the eleventh.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 808 (312 ). 806 km² (311 sq mi) of it is land and 3 km² (1 sq mi) of it (0.32%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Georgia 101.svg|25px]]
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Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 38,127 people, 14,012 households, and 10,340 families residing in the county. The was 47/km² (122/sq mi). There were 15,059 housing units at an average density of 19/km² (48/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 80.52%, 13.34% or , 0.22% , 0.31% , 0.04% , 4.62% from , and 0.95% from two or more races. 7.66% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 14,012 households out of which 32.90% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.90% were living together, 13.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 22.70% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the county the population was spread out with 26.10% under the age of 18, 9.70% from 18 to 24, 28.80% from 25 to 44, 22.30% from 45 to 64, and 13.20% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.70 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $32,328, and the median income for a family was $37,847. Males had a median income of $29,985 versus $21,452 for females. The for the county was $15,617. About 11.20% of families and 15.50% of the population were below the, including 18.70% of those under age 18 and 12.60% of those age 65 or over.