Polk, PA
| Polk, Pennsylvania | |
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| Borough | |
 Location of Polk in Venango County, Pennsylvania. |
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 Polk, Pennsylvania
Location of Polk in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
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| Coordinates: 41°22′18″N 79°55′46″W / 41.37167°N 79.92944°WCoordinates: 41°22′18″N 79°55′46″W / 41.37167°N 79.92944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Venango |
| Settled | 1839 |
| Incorporated | 1886 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Larry Allen Boyle (Libertarian) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.04 sq mi (5.28 km2) |
| • Land | 2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 816 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 787 |
| • Density | 388.07/sq mi (149.86/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Zip code | 16342 |
| Area code(s) | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-61936 |
Polk is a borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,031 at the 2000 census.
Polk (pronounced pohl-k) is located at 41°22′18″N 79°55′46″W / 41.37167°N 79.92944°W (41.371532, -79.929445).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2), of which, 1.9 square miles (4.9 km2) of it is land and 0.51% is water.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,031 people, 196 households, and 127 families residing in the borough. The population density was 531.0 people per square mile (205.2/km²). There were 209 housing units at an average density of 107.6 per square mile (41.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 96.22% White, 2.72% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.39% from other races, and 0.19% from two or more races.
There were 196 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 33.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 2.95.
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