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Welcome to Starks ...

Starks is located in Somerset County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Starks, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Starks has a population of 638 people<2> (see below for details).

Starks is 250 feet [76 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Starks lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Starks: 207

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Starks had an population of 638 people. This is a decrease of 0.31% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 10.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Starks had a population of 640 people. This makes Starks the county's 22nd most populous community.

The population of Starks represents 0.05% of the total population of Maine (which has 1,328,361 people), making it the state's 338th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 640 people, the population of Starks increased 10.73% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 578 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Starks.

Communities Also Named Starks ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Starks - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, Illinois, Louisiana, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Starks.

Communities near Starks ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Starks.

  • Skowhegan
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Farmington
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Oakland
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Madison
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jay
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
    • Jay is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,598 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
  • Wilton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Norridgewock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Belgrade
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Anson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Anson is located in Somerset County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anson
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,397 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anson <4>
  • Canaan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Starks. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Starks.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Starks. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Starks.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Starks. See our Newspapers Page for Starks.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Starks ...

Looking for more information about Starks? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Starks, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Starks.

Adding Starks to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Starks in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Starks was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Starks.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Maine's counties, including Somerset, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Starks.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Starks - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.