Polk City, Iowa Polk City, Iowa Location of Polk City, Iowa Location of Polk City, Iowa Polk City is a town/city in Polk County, Iowa, United States.
The populace was 3,418 in the 2010 census, an increase from 2,344 in 2000 census. It is part of the Des Moines West Des Moines Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Polk City is positioned along Saylorville Lake and near Big Creek State Park.
Polk City was settled in 1846 and incorporated as a town/city on March 13, 1875.
It was an early contender for the seat of Polk County before Des Moines was ultimately chosen. The town/city took its name from its locale in Polk County. Polk City is also known for having the only "town square" in all of Polk County.
Polk City is positioned at 41 46 14 N 93 42 57 W (41.770523, -93.715873). According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 4.47 square miles (11.58 km2), of which, 4.32 square miles (11.19 km2) is territory and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) is water. As of the census of 2010, there were 3,418 citizens , 1,232 homeholds, and 957 families residing in the city.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 97.2% White, 0.8% African American, 0.2% Native American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% from other competitions, and 1.1% from two or more competitions.
There were 1,232 homeholds of which 43.8% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 66.3% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female homeholder with no husband present, 4.1% had a male homeholder with no wife present, and 22.3% were non-families.
The median age in the town/city was 34.4 years.
The ethnic makeup of the town/city was 98.08% White, 0.30% African American, 0.26% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.34% from other competitions, and 0.73% from two or more competitions.
There were 826 homeholds out of which 43.2% had kids under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 5.6% had a female homeholder with no husband present, and 21.8% were non-families.
The median income for a homehold in the town/city was $58,000, and the median income for a family was $64,688.
The per capita income for the town/city was $23,476, and About 2.0% of families and 2.4% of the populace were below the poverty line, including 1.4% of those under age 18 and 15.6% of those age 65 or over.
Polk City is home to North Polk West Elementary, which educates kids age 3 through undertaking 4.
Grade 5 students attend North Polk Central Elementary, 5-12 graders attend the North Polk Middle school and the North Polk High School both of which are in Alleman, Iowa, which is roughly 8.5 miles away.
Des Moines and Polk County: Flag on the Prairie.
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