Polk County, Texas

Polk County is a located in the  of. As of 2000, the population was 41,133. Its is. Polk is named for, the eleventh.

The is in Eastern Polk County. The reported a resident population of 480 persons within the reservation.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 2,874 (1,110 ). 2,738 km² (1,057 sq mi) of it is land and 136 km² (53 sq mi) of it (4.74%) is water.

Major Highways

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Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 41,133 people, 15,119 households, and 10,915 families residing in the county. The was 15/km² (39/sq mi). There were 21,177 housing units at an average density of 8/km² (20/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 79.64%, 13.17% or , 1.74% , 0.38% , 0.01% , 3.74% from , and 1.32% from two or more races. 9.39% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 15,119 households out of which 28.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.90% were living together, 10.80% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.80% were non-families. 24.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.50% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.95.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.90% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 26.80% from 25 to 44, 24.20% from 45 to 64, and 18.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 108.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 109.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $30,495, and the median income for a family was $35,957. Males had a median income of $30,823 versus $21,065 for females. The for the county was $15,834. About 13.30% of families and 17.40% of the population were below the, including 23.10% of those under age 18 and 12.30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

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Notable People
Notable people from Polk County include:


 * Senator Clem Fain, Jr: Texas State Senator, Honorary Chief of and Texas Agent for the Alabama-Coushatta Indians


 * : Internationally famous criminal defense attorney


 * : Influential American stage director who launched the careers of and


 * : Won and the 1982 MVP as a


 * : Star of ABC's "Season 11"


 * : Governor of Texas, Publisher of
 * : Governor of Texas, Publisher of