Basic information about the Polk County
The Polk County is located in the state of Iowa. This county occupies 592 square miles, with 18 square miles being water areas. There are 430.640 inhabitants living in the county according to the 2010 Census. As for the racial makeup of Polk County citizens, the 3 largest groups are White (84.73%), followed by Black or African American (6%) and Asian (3.53%). There are 170.197 households in the county, while 63,64% of them are family households and 36,36% represent non family households. There are 21 cities and towns in Polk County. The most populated city is Des Moines city and the smallest town or village is Sheldahl city.
Cities
- 432Alleman city
- 14.541Altoona city
- 45.582Ankeny city
- 3.860Bondurant city
- 3.876Carlisle city
- 15.447Clive city
- 203.433Des Moines city
- 683Elkhart city
- 1.244Granger city
- 8.246Grimes city
- 17.278Johnston city
- 2.254Mitchellville city
Remainders
- 477Remainder of Allen township
- 804Remainder of Beaver township
- 4Remainder of Bloomfield township
- 1.676Remainder of Camp township
- 1.002Remainder of Clay township
- 1.631Remainder of Crocker township
- 4.224Remainder of Delaware township
- 1.207Remainder of Douglas township
- 842Remainder of Elkhart township
- 2.201Remainder of Four Mile township
- 1.351Remainder of Franklin township
- 1.909Remainder of Jefferson township
- 452Remainder of Lincoln township
- 125Remainder of Madison township
- 4.702Remainder of Saylor township
- 25Remainder of Saylorville Reservoir UT
- 292Remainder of Union township
- 43Remainder of Walnut township
- 839Remainder of Webster township
- 420Washington township
Subdivisions
- 2.448Allen township
- 3.032Beaver township
- 31.301Bloomfield township
- 2.183Camp township
- 16.022Clay township
- 45.595Crocker township
- 8.317Delaware township
- 98.631Des Moines township
- 5.542Douglas township
- 1.525Elkhart township
- 9.250Four Mile township
- 3.760Franklin township