About the county

Polk County is a county located in the southwestern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 31,519. The county seat is Bolivar. The county was organized January 5, 1835, and is named for Ezekiel Polk. Polk County is part of the Springfield metropolitan area.

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Information

Communities
Cities
Bolivar (county seat)
Fair Play
Humansville
Morrisville
Pleasant Hope

Villages
Aldrich
Flemington
Goodnight, from 2003 to 2016
Halfway

Adjacent counties
Hickory County (north)
Dallas County (east)
Greene County (south)
Dade County (southwest)
Cedar County (west)
St. Clair County (northwest)
Unincorporated communities
Adonis
Brighton
Burns
Cliquot
Dunnegan
Eudora
Goodson
Graydon Springs
Huckaby
Huron
Karlin
Knox
Mohawk Corner
Polk
Rimby
Rock Prairie
Rondo
Schofield
Sentinel
Slagle
Sunset
Tin Town
Van
Violet
West Bend
Wishart
Townships
Polk County is divided into 22 townships:
Campbell Township
Cliquot Township
East Looney Township
East Madison Township
Flemington Township
Jackson Township
Jefferson Township
Johnson Township
McKinley Township
Mooney Township
North Benton Township
North Green Township
Northeast Marion Township
Northwest Marion Township
South Benton Township
South Green Township
Southeast Marion Township
Southwest Marion Township
Union Township
West Looney Township
West Madison Township
Wishart Township
Major highways
 Route 13
 Route 32
 Route 83
 Route 123
 Route 215

Transit
Jefferson Lines
Education

Public libraries
Polk County Public Library
Media
The Bolivar Herald-Free Press is published twice weekly.

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