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Welcome to Stark County ...

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

The community of Canton is the Seat for Stark County.

Stark County was founded February 13, 1808 and was created by taking area from Columbiana County.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Stark had a population of 370,606 people. This is a decrease of 1.27% since the last Census (which gave a population of 375,372 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Stark represented 3.25% of the total population of Ohio.

Below are some of the communities located in Stark County:

  • Alliance
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Beach City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Brewster
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Canal Fulton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Canton
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Canton is located in Stark County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69,963 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Canton <2>
  • East Canton
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • East Sparta
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Hartville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
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    • Hills and Dales
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Hills and Dales is located in Stark County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 220 people
    • Limaville
      (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Limaville is located in Stark County (OH)
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      • Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
    • Louisville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Magnolia
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Massillon
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Meyers Lake
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Meyers Lake is located in Stark County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 565 people
    • Minerva
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
      • Minerva is located in Stark County (OH)
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      • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,619 people
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    • Navarre
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Navarre is located in Stark County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navarre
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,796 people
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    • North Canton
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Waynesburg
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Wilmot
      (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilmot is located in Stark County (OH)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmot
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 304 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wilmot <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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