  The magnetic properties of the Sun's polar faculae are investigated with
spectropolarimetric observations of the north polar region obtained by the
Hinode satellite in 2007 September. Polar faculae are embedded in nearly all
magnetic patches with fluxes greater than $10^{18}$ Mx, while magnetic patches
without polar faculae dominate in the flux range below $10^{18}$ Mx. The
faculae are considerably smaller than their parent patches, and single magnetic
patches contain single or multiple faculae. The faculae in general have higher
intrinsic magnetic field strengths than the surrounding regions within their
parent patches. Less than 20% of the total magnetic flux contributed by the
large (${\ge}10^{18}$ Mx) concentrations, which are known to be modulated by
the solar cycle, is accounted for by the associated polar faculae.
