Our Towns
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″ |