Polk Centre is a township in Pennington County, Minnesota, home to about 37 people across 24 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 56750.
Homes sold for a median of $105 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population372 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$105Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Polk Centre. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Polk Centre
Distances
Nearest major airport
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)253 miles away
Closer regional airport
Thief River Falls Regional Airport (TVF)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Minneapolis, MN247 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL592 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Polk Centre; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Polk Centre had 66 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.
It’s the 2637th largest of 2,727 towns in Minnesota by population.
Pennington County grew from 9,376 residents in 1910 to 13,992 in 2020.
Pennington County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average -3°F. About 24.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 50 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Red Lake Falls, MN weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Pennington County
8,929 jobs at 365 businesses in Pennington County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Polk Centre.
Nearest hospitals
Sanford Thief River Falls Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Thief River Falls16.8 miles
Riverview HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Crookston17.9 miles
North Valley Health CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Warren31.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Pharmacies
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Polk Centre
Parks (5 nearby)
Sportsmans Park · 37 acres0.9 mi
Riverside Park · 28 acres0.6 mi
Sportsman's Park Rifle Range · 3 acres1.0 mi
Northern Navigators R/C Club · 1 acres1.0 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Brent's Super Valu0.5 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Thrifty White Pharmacy0.5 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Red Lake Falls Public Library0.3 mi
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Red Lake Falls Public School Dist., Pine to Prairie Cooperative Center. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
J.A. Hughes ElementaryRed Lake Falls
Pre-K–6
237
Public
0.1 mi
Lafayette SecondaryRed Lake Falls
7–12
184
Public
0.4 mi
Pine To Prairie Coop. Ctr.Red Lake Falls
7–12
—
Career and Technical
0.3 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Red Lake Falls, Gervais, Louisville Township, Red Lake Falls Township, Lake Pleasant, Gentilly, Browns Creek, Terrebonne, River, Wylie and Black River.
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