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Polk County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 5,214. [1] Its county seat is Osceola. [2] The county was formed in 1856, and was organized in 1870. [3] [4] [5] It was named for President James K. Polk. [6]
Sep 3, 2024 · Guide to Polk County, Nebraska ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records. Nebraska Online Genealogy Records County Facts
- Osceola
- York and unorganized territory [1]
- January 26, 1856
Atlas Name: Polk County 1997, Publisher: Farm and Home Publishers, LTD, Publish Date: 1997; Location: Nebraska
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Polk Polk County is a county in the U.S. state of Nebraska. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 5,214. Its county seat is Osceola. The county was formed in 1856, and was organized in 1870.
History. Members of the Territorial Legislature established a series of county boundaries along the Platte River on January 26, 1856. At that time, Polk County was a part of a larger Butler County.
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Fourteen years later, a special election resulted in the creation of the present day Polk County, named after the 11th president of the United States, James Knox Polk. When the county was organized in 1870, there was no county seat or courthouse.