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Welcome to Polkton ...The town of Polkton is located in Anson County<1>. The location of Polkton has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2> Polkton was established in 1875. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Polkton has a population of 1,678 people<3> (see below for details). The community of Polkton is 270 feet [82 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Polkton lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Polkton: (704) and (980)<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Polkton had an population of 1,678 people. This is a decrease of 50.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 40.42% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Polkton had a population of 3,375 people (or 12.52% of the total population of Anson County). This makes Polkton the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Polkton represents 0.04% of the total population of North Carolina (which has 9,535,483 people), making it the state's 185th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 3,375 people, the population of Polkton increased 182.43% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,195 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Polkton. Communities near Polkton ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Polkton.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Polkton. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Polkton. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Polkton. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Polkton. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Polkton. See our Newspapers Page for Polkton. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Polkton ...Looking for more information about Polkton? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Polkton, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Polkton. Adding Polkton to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Polkton in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Polkton was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7> We also found Polkton in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). For more details, see References and Mentions for Polkton. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Polkton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for Anson County: www.co.anson.nc.us/ The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/ Footnotes ...
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