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Demographics

Polk County, NC

SIZE: 
237.85 Square Miles

POPULATION: 
County – 19,226 (2006 estimate)
Columbus – 992
Saluda – 575
Tryon – 1,760

ELEVATION
Columbus – 1,131 ft
Saluda – 2,000 ft
Tryon – 1,145 ft

Weather Data:

Month Normal High Temp Normal Low Temp Precipitation
January 53° 30.9° 5.22″
February 56.9° 31.8° 5.44″
March 65° 38.6° 6.51″
April 74.7° 46.5° 4.69″
May 80.9° 54.8° 5.89″
June 86.1° 61.4° 5.71″
July 88.4° 65.5° 5.30″
August 87.9° 64.8° 5.91″
September 82.3° 59.4° 5.39″
October 73.5° 47.9° 5.36″
November 63.9° 39.1° 4.77″
December 55.1° 32.3° 5.12″