Stark County (Ohio)

administration
Stark County Courthouse , listed on the NRHP with number 75001534
US state :	Ohio
Administrative headquarters :	Canton
Address of the administrative headquarters:	County Administration Building 110 Central Plaza South Canton, OH 44702-1410
Foundation :	February 13, 1808
Made up from:	Columbiana County
Area code :	001 330
Demographics
Residents :	375,586 (2010)
Population density :	251.6 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1505 km²
Water surface :	12 km²
map

Website : www.co.stark.oh.us

The Stark County is a county in the US state of Ohio . At the 2010 census , the county had 375,586 residents and a population density of 251.6 people per square kilometer. The county seat is Canton .

Stark County is part of the Canton-Massillon metropolitan area .

geography

Stark County is located in northeast Ohio, about 40 miles to the east from the Pennsylvania border and has an area of 1,505 square kilometers, of which twelve square kilometers are water. It borders on the following counties:

Summit County	Portage County	Mahoning County
Wayne County		Columbiana County
Holmes County	Tuscarawas County	Carroll County

history

John Stark

Stark County was formed on February 13, 1808 from parts of Columbiana County. It was named after John Stark (1728-1822), a general in the Continental Army in the American War of Independence .

There is a National Historic Site in the county , the First Ladies National Historic Site . One place has the status of a National Historic Landmark , the McKinley National Memorial , where the former American President William McKinley is buried. 83 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (as of April 5, 2018).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census	Residents	± in%
1810	2734	-
1820	12,406	353.8%
1830	26,588	114.3%
1840	34,603	30.1%
1850	39,878	15.2%
1860	42,978	7.8%
1870	52.508	22.2%
1880	64,031	21.9%
1890	84,170	31.5%
1900	94,747	12.6%
1910	122,987	29.8%
1920	177.218	44.1%
1930	221,784	25.1%
1940	234,887	5.9%
1950	283.194	20.6%
1960	340.345	20.2%
1970	372.210	9.4%
1980	378.823	1.8%
1990	367,585	-3%
2000	378.098	2.9%
2010	375,586	-0.7%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 2010

According to the 2010 census , Stark County had 375,586 people in 150,562 households. The population density was 251.6 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 88.7 percent white, 7.6 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.7 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.6 percent of the population.

Statistically, there were 2.46 people in each of the 150,562 households.

22.9 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 60.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 16.2 percent were 65 years or older. 51.6 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was 44,363 USD . The per capita income was $ 23,660. 14.8 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.