Polk County Court Cases

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About the County: Polk County was formed from Pembina County, and officially established in 1858. The county was named after James K. Polk (1795-1849), eleventh president of the United States (1845-1849). The Polk County Courthouse resides in the county seat city of Crookston, Minnesota. Polk County makes up 1,970.37 square miles of the state’s area. The most recent population estimate reports 31600 residents (making up an estimated 12642 households). The median household income is estimated to be $51025. The current unemployment rate for the county is reportedly 5.8%.

Recent County Case Facts

Between 2011 and 2015, there were 1195 reported DWI cases brought before Polk County. In 2015, there were 55 cases of violent crime reported in the county; the county has a current violent-crime rate of 178 cases per 100,000 residents (ranking the county the number 2 most violent county in the state).