Polk, Pennsylvania

Polk, Pennsylvania
Borough
Location of Polk in Venango County, Pennsylvania.
Polk, Pennsylvania
Coordinates: 41°22′18″N79°55′46″W / 41.37167°N 79.92944°W / 41.37167; -79.92944
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Venango
Settled	1839
Incorporated	1886
Government
• Type	Borough Council
•  Mayor	Larry Allen Boyle (Libertarian) [1]
Area [2]
• 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  (2020) [3]
• Total	634
• Density	312.62/sq mi (120.73/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Zip code	16342
Area code	814
FIPS code	42-61936

Polk is a borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 703 at the 2020 census. ^[4]

Polk State Center, a state-run facility for the intellectually disabled, was opened in 1897 and is located in the borough. In 2019, Pennsylvania announced a plan to close the facility. ^[5] Families and residents sued Pennsylvania in an attempt to prevent the closure. ^[6]

Geography

Polk (pronounced poke) is located at 41°22′18″N79°55′46″W / 41.37167°N 79.92944°W / 41.37167; -79.92944 (41.371532, -79.929445). ^[7]

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) is land and 0.51% is water.

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	1,037		—
1910	2,066		99.2%
1920	2,662		28.8%
1930	3,337		25.4%
1940	3,690		10.6%
1950	4,004		8.5%
1960	3,574		−10.7%
1970	3,673		2.8%
1980	1,884		−48.7%
1990	1,267		−32.7%
2000	1,031		−18.6%
2010	816		−20.9%
2020	703		−13.8%
2021 (est.)	698	[4]	−0.7%
Sources: [8] [9] [10]

As of the census ^[9] of 2000, there were 1,031 people, 196 households, and 127 families residing in the borough. The population density was 531.0 inhabitants per square mile (205.0/km²). There were 209 housing units at an average density of 107.6 per square mile (41.5/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.

In the borough the population was spread out, with 11.6% under the age of 18, 3.2% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 37.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 46 years. For every 100 females there were 102.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $33,929, and the median income for a family was $38,438. Males had a median income of $22,273 versus $31,875 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $12,963. About 3.1% of families and 35.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.7% of those under age 18 and 42.5% of those age 65 or over.

References

1. "2009 Libertarian Party of Pennsylvania Candidates". Libertarian Party . Retrieved 2016-12-26.
2. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 16, 2022.
3. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved Oct 12, 2022.
4. Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved 17 July 2022.
5. Tribune, Meadville. "State announces plan to close Polk State Center in Venango County". Meadville Tribune. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
6. Brubaker, Harold. "Residents sue Pennsylvania over closing of state centers for developmentally disabled". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
7. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
8. "Census of Population and Housing". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
9. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved 2008-01-31.
10. "Incorporated Places and Minor Civil Divisions Datasets: Subcounty Resident Population Estimates: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2012". Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau. Archived from the original on 11 June 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.