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Polk County, Texas
Map
Map of Texas highlighting Polk County
Location in the state of Texas
Map of the U.S. highlighting Texas
Texas's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded 1846
Seat Livingston
Area
 - Total
 - Land
 - Water
1,110 sq mi (2,875 km²)
1,057 sq mi (2,738 km²)
53 sq mi (137 km²), 4. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the For the game see 1846 (board game. Year 1846 ( MDCCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Livingston is a town in Polk County, Texas, United States. The population was 5433 at the 2000 census Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 74%
Population
 - (2000)
 - Density
41,133
39/sq mi (15/km²)
Website: www.co.polk.tx.us

Polk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. As of 2000, the population was 41,133. Its county seat is Livingston[1]. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Livingston is a town in Polk County, Texas, United States. The population was 5433 at the 2000 census Polk is named for James Knox Polk, the eleventh president of the United States. James Knox Polk ( November 2 1795&ndashJune 15 1849 was the eleventh President of the United States, serving from March 4 1845 to March 4 1849 The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by

The Alabama-Coushatta Indian Reservation is in Eastern Polk County. The Alabama or Alibamu ( Albaamaha in the Alabama language) are a Southeastern culture people of Native Americans. The 2000 census reported a resident population of 480 persons within the reservation.

Contents

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 1,110 square miles (2,874 km²), of which, 1,057 square miles (2,738 km²) of it is land and 53 square miles (136 km²) of it (4. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 74%) is water.

Major Highways

Adjacent counties

Demographics

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 41,133 people, 15,119 households, and 10,915 families residing in the county. In the US state of Texas, US Highway 59 is named the Lloyd Bentsen Highway, after Lloyd Bentsen, former U US Route 190, also known as the Ronald Reagan memorial highway is an east-west United States highway. In the US state of Texas, US Highway 287 is a US Highway that begins on the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur and heads north through State Highway 146, or SH 146, is a north-south highway in southeastern Texas beginning in Livingston, starting at US 190 and proceeds south to Angelina County is a County located in the US state of Texas. Tyler County is a County located in the US state of Texas. In 2000 its population was 20871 Hardin County is a County located in the state of Texas, United States. Liberty County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. San Jacinto County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown Metropolitan Area. Trinity County is a County located in the US state of Texas. As of 2000, the population is 13779 A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 39 people per square mile (15/km²). Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There were 21,177 housing units at an average density of 20 per square mile (8/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 79. 64% White, 13. 17% Black or African American, 1. 74% Native American, 0. 38% Asian, 0. 01% Pacific Islander, 3. 74% from other races, and 1. 32% from two or more races. 9. 39% of the population were Hispanic or Latino 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 married couples living together, 10. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 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 per capita income for the county was $15,834. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 13. 30% of families and 17. 40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 10% of those under age 18 and 12. 30% of those age 65 or over.

Cities and towns

Notable People

Notable people from Polk County include:

Transportation

The TTC-69 component (recommended preferred) of the planned Trans-Texas Corridor goes through Polk County [3]. Blanchard is an unincorporated community located at the junction of Farm roads 3126 and 2457, about 82 miles north of Houston in Camden is an Unincorporated community in east central Polk County, Texas, United States. Corrigan is a town in Polk County, Texas in the United States of America. Dallardsville is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Texas, United States. Goodrich is a city in Polk County, Texas, United States. The population was 243 at the 2000 census Laurelia was an unincorporated community in central Polk County, Texas, United States. Leggett is an Unincorporated community in Polk County, Texas, United States. Livingston is a town in Polk County, Texas, United States. The population was 5433 at the 2000 census Moscow is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Texas, United States. Onalaska is a city in Polk County, Texas, United States. Situated on the banks of Lake Livingston, the population was 1174 at the 2000 census Seven Oaks is a city in Polk County, Texas, United States. The population was 131 at the 2000 census West Livingston is a Census-designated place (CDP in Polk County, Texas, United States. Percy Eugene Foreman ( June 21, 1902 &ndash August 25, 1988) was a legendary criminal defense attorney from Houston Texas Margo Jones ( December 12, 1911 - July 26, 1955) an influential American stage director was born Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26 1911 &ndash February 25 1983 better known as Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright who received many of the top theatrical Ray Walston ( December 2 1914 – January 1 2001) was an American stage, Television and Feature film Mark DeWayne Moseley (born March 12, 1948 in Laneville, Texas) is a former professional American football Placekicker in Super Bowl XVII was an American football game played on January 30, 1983 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California to decide the Placekicker, or simply kicker ( PK or K) is the title of the player in American and Canadian football who is responsible for the Stephen Bradley Womack (born November 10, 1972 in Atlanta Georgia) is an American entrepreneur For the 1999 movie The Bachelor starring Chris O'Donnell, see The Bachelor (film. John Wesley Hardin ( May 26, 1853 — August 19, 1895) was an Outlaw and gunfighter of the American Old West. William Pettus Hobby ( March 26, 1878 &ndash June 7, 1964) was the publisher of the Houston Post and the 27th governor The Houston Post was a Newspaper in Houston, Texas, United States that was established on February 19, 1880, The Trans-Texas Corridor ( TTC) is a transportation network in the planning and early construction stages in the U

References

  1. ^ Find a County. National Association of Counties. Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census Retrieved on 2008-01-31. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes
  3. ^ TxDoT, TTC Section D, Detailed Map 2, 2007-12-19 & Section N, Detailed Map 1, 2007-12-18

External links

Coordinates: 30°48′N 94°50′W / 30.80, -94.83

The Handbook of Texas (ISBN 0-87611-151-7 is a comprehensive Encyclopedia of Texas geography history and historical persons published by the Texas A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system.
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