Polk, Pennsylvania
Polk, Pennsylvania | |
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Polk State School Administration Building | |
Location of Polk in Venango County, Pennsylvania. | |
Polk, Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates: 41°22′18″N 79°55′46″W / 41.37167°N 79.92944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Venango |
| Settled | 1839 |
| Incorporated | 1886 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Larry Allen Boyle (Libertarian) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.04 sq mi (5.28 km2) |
| • Land | 2.03 sq mi (5.25 km2) |
| • Water | 0.012 sq mi (0.03 km2) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 634 |
| • Density | 312.7/sq mi (120.73/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Zip code | 16342 |
| Area code | 814 |
| FIPS code | 42-61936 |
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, Pennsylvania announced a plan to close the facility. Families and residents sued Pennsylvania in an attempt to prevent the closure.