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Welcome to Stark County ...

Time Zone: Stark County lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Dickinson is the Seat for Stark County.

Stark County was founded in 1879.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Stark had a population of 31,489 people. This is an increase of 29.27% since the last Census (which gave a population of 24,359 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stark represented 3.62% of the total population of North Dakota.

Below are some of the communities located in Stark County:

  • Belfield
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
  • Dickinson
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Gladstone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Richardton
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • South Heart
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Taylor
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Taylor is located in Stark County (ND)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 171 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <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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