Place:Starke, Indiana, United States

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NameStarke
Alt namesStarkesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates41.283°N 86.617°W
Located inIndiana, United States     (1835 - )
See alsoCass, Indiana, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
St. Joseph, Indiana, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Oak Park Cemetery
Census-designated place
Bass Lake
Koontz Lake
San Pierre
Inhabited place
Aldine
Bass Station
Brems
English Lake
Grovertown
Hamlet
Indian Hill
Knox
Lena Park
Lomax
North Judson
Oak Grove
Ober
Ora
Toto
Winona
Township
California
Center
Davis
Jackson
North Bend
Oregon
Railroad
Washington
Wayne
Unknown
Wanatch
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Starke County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 23,363. The county seat is Knox.

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History

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Starke County was created in 1835 and organized in 1850. It was named for Gen. John Stark, who commanded New Hampshire troops at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775 in the Revolutionary War and defeated the British at the Battle of Bennington in 1777.

Before white settlement, all of the land that forms modern-day Starke County and adjacent LaPorte County to the north belonged to the Potawatami Indian nation. These Indians were forcibly removed to Kansas by the United States government in 1838, and many died on what has been called the Trail of Death.

When Starke County was created, it included the area of land that today comprises the LaPorte County townships of Cass, Dewey, Hanna, and Prairie. It was necessary for residents in this area to travel some distance east to Lemon's Bridge to cross the Kankakee River in order to travel south to the center of the county, the future site of the county seat at Knox. Therefore, because they were effectively isolated from the rest of Starke county, residents north of the river petitioned to be annexed to LaPorte county and this was done on January 28, 1842.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1835 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1840 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1850 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1894 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year Population
1840 149
1850 557
1860 2,195
1870 3,888
1880 5,105
1890 7,339
1900 10,431
1910 10,567
1920 10,278
1930 10,620
1940 12,258
1950 15,282
1960 17,911
1970 19,280
1980 21,997
1990 22,747
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External links

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