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People

Polk (name) Polk may refer to the following people: ;Given name *Polk, a Paiute (Native American) chief who fought in the Bluff War *Polk Laffoon (1844–1906), American lawyer and U.S. Representative from Kentucky *Polk Miller (c. 1840–1913), American pharm ...

, a list of people with the surname or given name

Places in the United States

Polk, Illinois Polk is an unincorporated community in Will County, Illinois, United States. It lies just north of the Kankakee County line and south of Beecher Beecher may refer to:__NOTOC__ People *Beecher (surname) Places United States *Beecher, Illinois * ...

, an unincorporated community *

Polk, Missouri Polk is an unincorporated community in Polk County, Missouri, United States. It is located on Missouri Supplemental Route D, approximately twelve miles northeast of Bolivar. Polk is part of the Springfield, Missouri Springfield is the Li ...

, an unincorporated community *

Polk, Nebraska Polk is a village in Polk County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 346 at the 2020 census. History Polk was platted in 1906 when the railroad was extended to that point. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the ...

, a village *

Polk, Ohio Polk is a village in Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 310 at the 2020 census. History Polk was laid out in 1849. A post office called Polk has been in operation since 1846. Geography According to the United States Censu ...

, a village *

Polk, Pennsylvania Polk is a borough in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 703 at the 2020 census. Polk State Center, a state-run facility for the intellectually disabled, was opened in 1897 and is located in the borough. In 2019, Pen ...

, a borough *

Polk, West Virginia Polk is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The U ...

, an unincorporated community *

Polk, Wisconsin Polk is a town in Washington County, Wisconsin, Washington County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,938 at the 2000 census. The unincorporated communities of Ackerville, Wisconsin, Ackerville, Cedar Creek, Wisconsin, Cedar Creek, Ce ...

, a town *

Polk City, Florida Polk City is a city in Polk County, Florida, Polk County, Florida, United States. It is part of the Lakeland, Florida, Lakeland–Winter Haven, Florida, Winter Haven Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, metropolitan s ...

, a city *

Polk City, Iowa Polk City is a city in Polk County, Iowa, Polk County, Iowa, United States. The population was 6533 in the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, an increase from 2,344 in 2000 United States Census, 2000. It is part of the Des Moines, Iowa, Des M ...

, a city *

Polk County (disambiguation) Polk County is the name of twelve counties in the United States, all except two named after president of the United States James Knox Polk: * Polk County, Arkansas * Polk County, Florida * Polk County, Georgia * Polk County, Iowa, containing Des ...

Polk Township (disambiguation) Polk Township may refer to: Arkansas * Polk Township, Newton County, Arkansas, in Newton County, Arkansas Illinois * Polk Township, Macoupin County, Illinois Indiana * Polk Township, Huntington County, Indiana * Polk Township, Marshall County, ...

Camp Polk (Oregon) Camp Polk was a former United States Army, army camp in the U.S. state of Oregon that was established in Deschutes County, Oregon, Deschutes County in 1865.Fort Johnson Fort Polk, formerly Fort Johnson, is a United States Army installation located in Vernon Parish, Louisiana, Vernon Parish, Louisiana, about 10 miles (15 km) east of Leesville, Louisiana, Leesville and 30 miles (50 km) north of DeRid ...

, formerly Fort Polk, a United States Army base in Leesville, Louisiana

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Polk Street Polk Street (sometimes referred to by its name in German, ''Polkstrasse'') is a street in San Francisco, California, that travels northward from Market Street to Beach Street and is one of the main thoroughfares of the Polk Gulch neighborhood t ...

, San Francisco *

Polk station Polk is an 'L' station on the Pink Line of the Chicago Transit Authority. It is adjacent to Rush University Medical Center within the Illinois Medical District in the Near West Side community area. It formerly served as a transfer station bet ...

, a train station in Chicago, Illinois *

POLK DNA polymerase kappa is a DNA polymerase that in humans is encoded by the ''POLK'' gene. It is involved in translesion synthesis DNA repair is a collection of processes by which a cell (biology), cell identifies and corrects damage to the ...

, a human gene *

Polk Audio Polk Audio, Inc. is an American manufacturer of audio products best known for its home and automobile speakers. The company also produces a wide range of other audio products, such as amplifiers and FM tuners. The company's headquarters is in ...

, American audio equipment manufacturer *

Polk Home The President James K. Polk Home & Museum is the presidential museum for the 11th president of the United States, James K. Polk (1795–1849), and is located at 301 West 7th Street in Columbia, Tennessee. Built in 1816, it is the only surviving ...

, Columbia, Tennessee, sole surviving residence of U.S. President James K. Polk *

Polk Hotel The Polk Hotel (also known as the Palm Crest Hotel or the Landmark Baptist College) is a historic hotel in the Italian Renaissance Revival style. It is located at 800–810 Hinson Avenue in Haines City, Florida. On March 17, 1994, it was a ...

, an historic hotel in Haines City, Florida *

Polk State College Polk State College (PSC) is a public college based in Winter Haven, Florida, United States, and is part of the Florida College System. Established in 1964, PSC operates its main campuses in Winter Haven and Lakeland, with additional education c ...

, Winter Haven, Florida

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