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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|744|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|741|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|3.1|sqmi}} (0.4%) is water.<ref name="GR1">{{Cite web |title=QuickFacts |url=http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/counties_list_41.txt |access-date=September 15, 2021 |publisher=United States Census Bureau}}</ref> About two thirds of Polk County, the western part, is forest, mostly of the [[Coniferous forest|coniferous]] and mixed varieties, bordering on [[temperate rain forest]] around [[Laurel Mountain (Oregon)|Laurel Mountain]], the wettest place in Oregon. The eastern half of the county lies in the [[Willamette Valley]]. The [[Willamette River]] forms the eastern border of the county, separating it from neighboring [[Marion County, Oregon|Marion County]]. ===Adjacent counties=== *[[Tillamook County, Oregon|Tillamook County]] (northwest) *[[Yamhill County, Oregon|Yamhill County]] (north) *[[Marion County, Oregon|Marion County]] (east) *[[Linn County, Oregon|Linn County]] (southeast) *[[Benton County, Oregon|Benton County]] (south) *[[Lincoln County, Oregon|Lincoln County]] (west) ===National protected areas=== *[[Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge]] *[[Siuslaw National Forest]] (part)
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