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Welcome to Starke County ...

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

The community of Knox is the Seat for Starke County.

Starke County was founded February 7, 1835.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Starke had a population of 22,995 people. This is a decrease of 1.5% since the last Census (which gave a population of 23,345 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Starke represented 0.36% of the total population of Indiana.

Below are some of the communities located in Starke County:

  • Hamlet
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hamlet is located in Starke County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 754 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hamlet <2>
  • Knox
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Knox is located in Starke County (IN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knox
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Knox <2>
  • North Judson
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)

Websites of Interest ...

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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