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Welcome to Stark County ...

Time Zone: Stark County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Toulon is the Seat for Stark County.

Stark County was founded in 1839. Stark was created by taking area from Knox and Putnam Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Stark had a population of 5,342 people. This is a decrease of 10.5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 5,969 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stark represented 0.05% of the total population of Illinois.

Below are some of the communities located in Stark County:

  • Bradford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • La Fayette
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Toulon
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Toulon is located in Stark County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toulon
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,144 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Toulon <2>
  • Wyoming
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Wyoming is located in Stark County (IL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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