Starke County, Indiana
Founding: 1850 (declared in 1835) Parent counties: St. Joseph and unorganized territory Namesake: John Stark, Continental Army general Seat: Knox (1851–) Land area: 309 square miles Population (2020): 23,371 Population (historic): 149 (1840); 2,195 (1860); 5,150 (1880); 10,431 (1900); 10,620 (1930) Periods of population growth: 1840–1910; 1920–2000 Subdivisions: One city; two towns; three CDPs; nine townships Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,955 (17.6%) Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 51.6% Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 5.9% Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 10.7% Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 8.8% Average farmhouse value (1930): $1,267 Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,107 Average farmhouse size (1940): 5.7 rooms Number of farms (1920): 1,402 Average farm size (1920): 87.3 acres Sources of settlement: Ohio, Germany,...