| Official Name: | Polk |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Mapsize: | 250px |
| Image Map1: | Map of Ashland County Ohio Highlighting Polk Village.png |
| Mapsize1: | 250px |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Polk in Ashland County |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ohio |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Ashland |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.68 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.62 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.06 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.04 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.01 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.02 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Total: | 310 |
| Population Density Km2: | 118.25 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 306.32 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1266 |
| Coordinates: | 40.945°N -82.2147°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 44866 |
| Area Code: | 419 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-63996[2] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2398993 |
Polk is a village in Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 310 at the 2020 census.
Polk was laid out in 1849.[3] A post office called Polk has been in operation since 1846.[4]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 1.03sqmi, of which 1.01sqmi is land and 0.02sqmi is water.[5]
As of the census[6] of 2010, there were 336 people, 129 households, and 87 families living in the village. The population density was 332.7PD/sqmi. There were 136 housing units at an average density of 134.7/sqmi. The racial makeup of the village was 97.0% White, 0.3% African American, 0.9% from other races, and 1.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.4% of the population.
There were 129 households, of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 6.2% had a male householder with no wife present, and 32.6% were non-families. 27.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.10.
The median age in the village was 39.3 years. 27.1% of residents were under the age of 18; 3.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 30.1% were from 25 to 44; 27.6% were from 45 to 64; and 11.3% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 47.6% male and 52.4% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 357 people, 124 households, and 103 families living in the village. The population density was 354.1sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 127 housing units at an average density of 126sp=usNaNsp=us. The racial makeup of the village was 98.60% White, 0.56% Native American, and 0.84% from two or more races.
There were 124 households, out of which 37.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.9% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.88 and the average family size was 3.12.
In the village, the population was spread out, with 26.6% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 87.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $41,875, and the median income for a family was $43,750. Males had a median income of $30,583 versus $21,250 for females. The per capita income for the village was $16,159. About 4.0% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 10.9% of those age 65 or over.