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Polkville
North Carolinacity
Total population
536
Median home value
$179,500
Bachelor's+
Median income
$74,688
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Within North Carolina, United States, Polkville stands as a small city. Coordinates of 35.416°, -81.644° situate Polkville in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. The population stands at approximately 536. Open solar datasets indicate about 1,621 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year, combined with sunshine for roughly 63% of daylight hours. At 112 people per km², the city shows a relatively low population density. The latitude suggests warm summers and cool winters. It covers a compact 4.8 km² of land area. Continue scrolling for population, climate, environmental and points-of-interest data drawn from public sources.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Race & ethnicity
Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Current forecast
Forecast for Polkville, NC from NOAA NWS API.
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- Burns HighHigh · Lawndale · 934 students · 15.3:1 ratio
- Crest MiddleMiddle · Shelby · 849 students · 16.3:1 ratio
- Burns MiddleMiddle · Lawndale · 734 students · 16.7:1 ratio
- Springmore ElementaryElementary · Shelby · 553 students · 14.9:1 ratio
- Fallston ElementaryElementary · Fallston · 456 students · 13:1 ratio
- Union ElementaryElementary · Shelby · 423 students · 13.6:1 ratio
- Casar ElementaryElementary · Casar · 278 students · 14.6:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
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Notable people from here

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in North Carolina
- Casar6.8 mi away · pop. 373
- Ellenboro8.9 mi away · pop. 901
- Shelby10.3 mi away · pop. 21,918
- Boiling Springs11.4 mi away · pop. 4,757
- Bostic11.4 mi away · pop. 433
- Caroleen12.5 mi away · pop. 116
- Light Oak13 mi away
- Cliffside13.5 mi away · pop. 438
- Cherryville15.1 mi away
- Spindale16.2 mi away
- Rutherfordton18.2 mi away
- Crouse19.3 mi away
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
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Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
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Events
Gallery
Sources
- • US Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates)
- • NOAA National Weather Service
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API