Polk County, Tennessee
9 public bodies govern here, 1 school district is based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 17,898
- Median household income
- $62,522
- ±6,119
- Unemployed
- 5.3%
- 421 of 7,967 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.0%
- 6,239 of 7,424 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Polk | 17,776 (2021) | Po Box 128, Benton | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Copperhill | 444 (2021) | Po Box 640, Copperhill | — |
| City of Ducktown | 474 (2021) | Po Box 506, Ducktown | Website |
| Town of Benton | 1,524 (2021) | Po Box 687, Benton | — |
Special districts 5
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ducktown Housing Authority | Housing and community development | Po Box 214, Ducktown | — |
| Polk County Soil Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 130, Benton | — |
| Cherokee Hills Utility District of Polk County | Water supply utility | Po Box 228, Copperhill | — |
| Copper Basin Utility District | Water supply utility | 2597 Highway 68, Turtletown | — |
| Ocoee Utility District | Water supply utility | 5631 Waterlevel Hwy, Cleveland | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Polk County
School district7 schools
131 Stephens ST, Benton, TN, 37307
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Bradley County Farmers Market (3110 Peerless Road NW Cleveland)
Cherokee County, North Carolina
Cedar Valley Farmers' Market (Murphy)
Mountain Fresh Market (105 West Main Street Blue Ridge) · Blue Ridge Farmers' Market (Blue Ridge)
Market Park Farmers' Market of Athens (Athens)
Country Farmers' Market (1968 Federal Road Madisonville)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.