Strong County

Strong County Courthouse, listed on NRHP No. 86003170
administration
US state :	Indiana
Administrative headquarters :	Knox
Foundation :	1850
Demographics
Residents :	23,363  (2010)
Population density :	29.2 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area :	809 km²
Water surface :	8 km²
map

Starke County is a county in the state of Indiana and has a population of 23,556. According to legend, the name Starke comes from the freedom fighter John Stark , who was very active there in the 17th century. Starke County is a more rural county and the most urban one is the airport.

Two of the county's structures are on the National Register of Historic Places (as of September 4, 2017).

Population development

Population development
Census	Residents		± in%
1840	149		-
1850	557		273.8%
1860	2195		294.1%
1870	3888		77.1%
1880	5105		31.3%
1890	7339		43.8%
1900	10,431		42.1%
1910	10,567		1.3%
1920	10,278		-2.7%
1930	10,620		3.3%
1940	12,258		15.4%
1950	15,282		24.7%
1960	17,911		17.2%
1970	19,280		7.6%
1980	21,997		14.1%
1990	22,747		3.4%
2000	23,556		3.6%
2010	23,363		-0.8%
Before 1900 1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Web links

Commons : Strong County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
2. ↑ GNIS-ID: 450389. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English). 
3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 4, 2017.
4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 16, 2011
6. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 2, 2012

Coordinates: 41 ° 17 ′  N , 86 ° 39 ′  W