Stark County

Also known as Stark County, North Dakota, Stark County, ND

county in North Dakota, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: North Dakota
Founded: February 10, 1879 (created), May 25, 1883 (organized)
Named after: George Stark
Seat: Dickinson
Largest city: Dickinson
Total: 1,340.328 sq mi (3,471.43 km )
Land: 1,334.913 sq mi (3,457.41 km )
Water: 5.415 sq mi (14.02 km ) 0.40%
Estimate 2025: 34,013
Density: 25.205/sq mi (9.7316/km )
Time zone: UTC−7 ( Mountain )
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Stark County is a county in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 33,646, and was estimated to be 34,013 in 2025, making it the 7th-most populous county in North Dakota. The county seat and the largest city is Dickinson.

Stark County is part of the Dickinson micropolitan area, which comprises all of Billings, Dunn, and Stark Counties.