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Polkville, North Carolina Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools

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Population: 535. Estimated population in July 2024: 535 (0.0% change)
Males: 243 (45.4%), Females: 292 (54.6%)

Cleveland County

Demographics

Median resident age: 37.8 years
Median household income: $28,750
Median house value: $71,000

Population by Race

Races in Polkville:

  • White Non-Hispanic (94.4%)
  • Black (3.7%)
  • Hispanic (2.2%)
  • Two or more races (0.9%)
  • Other race (0.7%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)

Ancestries: United States (18.1%), German (15.3%), Irish (9.2%), Scotch-Irish (6.4%), English (5.2%), French Canadian (3.4%).

Elevation: 1079 feet

Land area: 1.9 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Polkville

  • High school or higher: 69.2%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 9.1%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 6.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.2 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Polkville city

  • Never married: 13.7%
  • Now married: 59.8%
  • Separated: 5.1%
  • Widowed: 11.7%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

1.3% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -947 (-63.9%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Polkville:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Polkville:

  • HICKORY REGIONAL (about 29 miles; HICKORY, NC; Abbreviation: HKY)
  • CHARLOTTE/DOUGLAS INTL (about 52 miles; CHARLOTTE, NC; Abbreviation: CLT)
  • GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG INTL (about 55 miles; GREER, SC; Abbreviation: GSP)

Other public-use airports nearest to Polkville:

  • SHELBY MUNI (about 12 miles; SHELBY, NC; Abbreviation: EHO)
  • RUTHERFORD CO – MARCHMAN FIELD (about 21 miles; RUTHERFORDTON, NC; Abbreviation: FQD)
  • GRACE HOSPITAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL (about 21 miles; MORGANTON, NC; Abbreviation: NC1)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Polkville:

  • GARDNER-WEBB UNIVERSITY (about 12 miles; BOILING SPRINGS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,563)
  • CATAWBA VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 29 miles; HICKORY, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,052)
  • GASTON COLLEGE (about 33 miles; DALLAS, NC; Full-time enrollment: 2,473)
  • UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA AT SPARTANBURG (about 38 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 3,041)
  • SPARTANBURG TECHNICAL COLLEGE (about 39 miles; SPARTANBURG, SC; Full-time enrollment: 2,086)
  • WINTHROP UNIVERSITY (about 44 miles; ROCK HILL, SC; Full-time enrollment: 4,976)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 56 miles; BOONE, NC; Full-time enrollment: 12,245)

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