What is the population of Starke County?

The population of Starke County, IN is 23,049.

Where is Starke County located?

Starke County, IN is located at latitude 41.2809300 and longitude -86.6476500. It is in United States.

What is the area of Starke County?

The area of Starke County, IN is 809 km².

What is the elevation of Starke County?

Starke County, IN has an elevation of 217 meters (712 feet) above sea level.

What time zone is Starke County in?

Starke County, IN is in the America/Indiana/Knox time zone.

How has the population of Starke County changed?

The population of Starke County, IN has decreased from 23,363 (2010) to 23,049 (2020), a change of -1.3%.

Starke County, Indiana

Starke County: county in Indiana, United States

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Starke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,363 and a population density of 29 people per km². After 10 years in 2020 county had an estimated population of 23,049 inhabitants. Its county seat is Knox. The county was created 176 years ago in 1849.

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Starke County at a glance

Starke County currently has 4 quality-checked populated place pages linked on MapSof, making it easier to jump from the county overview into local city pages.

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Largest city

Knox

Population 3,597

Quick Facts about Starke County

Population	23,049 (2020)
Country	United States of America
State	Indiana (United States)
Different from	Stark County, Stark County, Stark County
Phone Area Codes	+1 574
Area	809 km²
Official name	Starke County
Latitude & Longitude	41.2809,-86.6477
Named for	John Stark
Altitude	2,336 feet / 712 meters
Capital	Knox
Establishment	January 01, 1850
Time Zone	America/Chicago
Local time	10:51:52 (17th April 2026)
Density	28 Pop. per km² as of 2020
Population growth	-1.36% (2010-2020)
Weather	79℉ Partly Sunny 7-days weather

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Geography

Starke County is located at 41°16'51"N 86°38'52"W (41.2809300, -86.6476500). It has 4 neighbors: LaPorte County, Porter County, Pulaski County and Saint Joseph County.

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The largest city of Starke County is North Judson with a population of 1,705. Other cities include and Koontz Lake population 1,557. See all Starke County cities & populated places.

Starke County Populated Places

Cities, towns, neighborhoods & other populated places in Starke County.

City Name	Population	Title
Knox	3,597	City in Center Township, Starke County, Indiana, United States
North Judson	1,705	City in Starke County, Indiana, United States of America
Koontz Lake	1,557	City in Indiana, United States of America
Bass Lake	1,195	Census designated place

Weather

79°F

Partly Sunny

5 to 10 mph SE Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 79.

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Starke County has 4 neighbours.

LaPorte County county in Indiana, United States
Porter County county in Indiana, United States
Pulaski County county in Indiana, United States
Saint Joseph County county in Indiana, United States

Knox

Demographics

According to census records, the population of Starke County decreased by 1.36% in 10 years.

Year	Population	% Change	Method
2010	23,363	-	census
2011	23,171	-0.83%	estimation process
2012	23,160	-0.05%	estimation process
2013	23,139	-0.09%	estimation process
2014	22,956	-0.8%	estimation process
2015	22,860	-0.42%	estimation process
2016	23,019	0.69%	estimation process
2017	22,935	-0.37%	estimation process
2018	22,951	0.07%	estimation process
2019	22,995	0.19%	estimation process
2020	23,049	0.23%	estimation process

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People born in Starke County (1)

United States federal judge Don Nelson Laramore was born in Starke County

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