Polk County, Texas
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County overview
Census 2020- Population
- 50,123
- Housing units
- 24,622
- Land area
- 1,057.1 sq mi
- Incorporated cities
- 5
Weather & lake
Reading…Reading the forecast…
Reading the lake gauge…
Lake readings are provisional sensor data and may be wrong. Never use them for a decision about anyone's safety.
Scanner feeds
Reading…- Polk County Sheriff — dispatch Recorded calls · free sign-in
- Onalaska Police — dispatch Recorded calls · free sign-in
- Lake Livingston Area Wide Public Safety Status unavailable
- Livingston Fire Status unavailable
- Onalaska Fire Status unavailable
- Goodrich Fire Status unavailable
- Alabama Coushatta Fire Status unavailable
- South Polk County Volunteer Fire Status unavailable
- Scenic Loop Volunteer Fire Status unavailable
Polk County
Census outline Polk County Hover or tab a town for its detail.
U.S. Census TIGERweb 2020 vintage
Briefing feed
Reading…- Reading the weather service, TxDOT, the forest service and the scanner…
NWS · TxDOT · Forest Service · Broadcastify · county portal —
Road operations
Reading…- In Polk County
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- US-59 South to Houston
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- US-190 West to Huntsville
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- US-190 East to Woodville
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- US-59 North to Lufkin
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Business activity
54 categoriesBusinesses listed390
Projects under construction13
Announced, not started15
What this site has verified — not a county estimate.
Elections
ScheduledNext election2026-11-03
Early voting2026-10-19 – 2026-10-30
Registration deadline2026-10-05
Traffic cameras
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