Polk County, North Carolina

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Polk County, North Carolina is a small, predominantly rural county in the western part of the state, known for its foothills setting near the Blue Ridge Mountains and its equestrian and outdoor recreation activities.

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Polk County, North Carolina canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of North Carolina ⓘ
borders Greenville County, South Carolina ⓘ
Henderson County, North Carolina ⓘ
Rutherford County, North Carolina ⓘ
South Carolina ⓘ
Spartanburg County, South Carolina ⓘ
contains Town of Columbus, North Carolina ⓘ
Town of Saluda, North Carolina ⓘ
Town of Tryon, North Carolina ⓘ
unincorporated community of Coopers Gap, North Carolina ⓘ
unincorporated community of Green Creek, North Carolina ⓘ
unincorporated community of Lynn, North Carolina ⓘ
unincorporated community of Mill Spring, North Carolina ⓘ
unincorporated community of Pea Ridge, North Carolina ⓘ
unincorporated community of Sunny View, North Carolina ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
economyIncludes agriculture ⓘ
equine industry ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
formedFrom Henderson County, North Carolina ⓘ
Rutherford County, North Carolina ⓘ
founded 1855 ⓘ
governedBy Polk County Board of Commissioners ⓘ
hasArea approximately 239 square miles ⓘ
hasAreaCode 828 ⓘ
hasClimate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
hasCountySeat Columbus, North Carolina ⓘ
hasFIPSCode 37149 ⓘ
hasGNISID 1022140 ⓘ
hasLargestCity Tryon, North Carolina ⓘ
hasMotto “People Helping People” ⓘ
hasNotableAttraction Green River Game Lands ⓘ
Pearson’s Falls and Glen ⓘ
Tryon International Equestrian Center ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.polknc.org/ ⓘ
hasPopulation approximately 19,000 (2020 census) ⓘ
hasZIPCodeRange 28722–28793 ⓘ
isPartOfCongressionalDistrict North Carolina's 11th congressional district ⓘ
isPredominantly rural ⓘ
knownFor equestrian activities ⓘ
outdoor recreation ⓘ
locatedIn North Carolina ⓘ
United States ⓘ
locatedInRegion foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains ⓘ
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
namedAfter James K. Polk ⓘ
partOf Asheville metropolitan area ⓘ
Western North Carolina ⓘ

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North Carolina's 11th congressional district → contains → Polk County, North Carolina ⓘ
Western North Carolina → contains → Polk County, North Carolina ⓘ
subject linked to: western North Carolina
Spartanburg County, South Carolina → borderedBy → Polk County, North Carolina ⓘ
Spartanburg County → bordersCounty → Polk County, North Carolina ⓘ
Henderson County, North Carolina → borders → Polk County, North Carolina ⓘ
Tryon, North Carolina → county → Polk County, North Carolina ⓘ
Tryon, North Carolina → partOf → Polk County, North Carolina ⓘ
Rutherford County, North Carolina → borderedBy → Polk County, North Carolina ⓘ
Foothills region of North Carolina → hasCounty → Polk County, North Carolina ⓘ
Lynn, North Carolina → county → Polk County, North Carolina ⓘ
Lynn, North Carolina → locatedIn → Polk County, North Carolina ⓘ
Lynn, North Carolina → partOf → Polk County, North Carolina ⓘ
Pacolet River → flowsThrough → Polk County, North Carolina ⓘ