Editing Stark County, North Dakota (section)

==Geography==
The south branch of the [[Heart River (North Dakota)|Heart River]] flows through the central part of Stark County, discharging into Patterson Lake at Dickinson, then flowing east-southeasterly into adjacent [[Morton County, North Dakota|Morton County]]. The county terrain consists of semi-arid rolling hills, mostly devoted to agriculture.<ref name="SCND">{{Cite web |title=Stark County · North Dakota |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Stark+County,+ND/@46.8952421,-103.2326581,12.75z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x53263d74c0329287:0x1a3346ae601f5fe1!8m2!3d46.8250004!4d-102.6554727 |access-date=April 27, 2024 |website=Google Maps |language=en}}</ref> The terrain slopes to the east, with its highest point near its SW corner, at {{convert|2,831|ft|m|abbr=on}} ASL.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |title="Find an Altitude/Stark County ND" Google Maps (accessed February 20, 2019) |access-date=February 21, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190521043409/https://www.daftlogic.com/sandbox-google-maps-find-altitude.htm |archive-date=May 21, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref> According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the county has a total area of {{convert|1340.328|sqmi}}, of which {{convert|1334.913|sqmi}} is land and {{convert|5.415|sqmi}} (0.4%) is water.<ref>{{Cite web|title=2024 County Gazetteer Files – North Dakota|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2024_Gazetteer/2024_gaz_counties_38.txt|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 14, 2025}}</ref>

The southwestern counties of North Dakota (Adams, Billings, Bowman, Golden Valley, Grant, Hettinger, Slope, Stark) observe [[Mountain Time Zone|Mountain Time]]. The counties of McKenzie, Dunn, and Sioux counties are split.

===Major highways===
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* {{jct|state=ND|I|94}}
* {{jct|state=ND|US|85}}
* {{jct|state=ND|ND|8}}
* {{jct|state=ND|ND|22}}
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===Transit===
* Dickinson Public Transit
* [[Jefferson Lines]]
* West River Transit

===Adjacent counties===
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* [[Dunn County, North Dakota|Dunn County]] - north/Central Time in the north part of the county
* [[Mercer County, North Dakota|Mercer County]] - northeast/Central Time
* [[Morton County, North Dakota|Morton County]] - east/Central Time
* [[Grant County, North Dakota|Grant County]] - southeast/Central Time
* [[Hettinger County, North Dakota|Hettinger County]] - south
* [[Slope County, North Dakota|Slope County]] - southwest
* [[Billings County, North Dakota|Billings County]] - west
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===Lakes<ref name=SCND/>===
* Abbey Lake
* Patterson Lake