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Stark County
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county in Ohio, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Ohio
- Founded
- January 1, 1809
- Named after
- John Stark
- Seat
- Canton
- Largest city
- Canton
- Total
- 581 sq mi (1,500 km )
- Land
- 575 sq mi (1,490 km )
- Water
- 5.3 sq mi (14 km ) 0.9%
- Estimate 2025
- 373,771
- Density
- 652/sq mi (252/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional districts
- 6th , 13th
- Website
- www .starkcountyohio .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Stark County is a county located in the northeastern part of U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 374,853, making it the eighth-most populous county in Ohio. Its county seat is Canton. The county was created in 1808 and organized the next year. It is named for John Stark, an officer in the American Revolutionary War.
Stark County is included in the Canton-Massillon, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is also included in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, OH Combined Statistical Area.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Stark County” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.