Editing Stark, New York

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'''Stark''' is a [[Administrative divisions of New York#Town|town]] in [[Herkimer County, New York]], United States. The population was 757 at the 2010 census.<ref name="Census 2010">{{Cite web| url=https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3604370794| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Census Summary File 1 (G001): Stark town, Herkimer County, New York| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau| work=American Factfinder| access-date=December 1, 2017| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213154955/https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/G001/0600000US3604370794| archive-date=February 13, 2020| url-status=dead}}</ref> The town was named after [[American Revolution|Revolutionary War]] general [[John Stark]].

The town of Stark is in the eastern part of Herkimer County.

== History ==

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Settlement took place before 1775, but many residents departed during the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. The town was established from part of the town of [[Danube, New York|Danube]] in 1828.

==Notable people==
* [[Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings]] bought property in Van Hornesville to obtain background for her novel, ''The Sojourner,'' and spent time there every year up to her death.
* [[Ray V. Pierce]], former US congressman
* [[Owen D. Young]], founder of the [[Radio Corporation of America]], was a lifelong resident of Van Hornesville.

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|82.5|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|6520|sqm|acre|order=flip}}, or 0.01%, are water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

The eastern town line is the border of [[Montgomery County, New York|Montgomery County]], and the southern town line is the border of [[Otsego County, New York|Otsego County]].

[[Otsquago Creek]], a tributary of the [[Mohawk River]], flows across the town from southwest to northeast.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|align=left
|1830= 1781
|1840= 1766
|1850= 1576
|1860= 1543
|1870= 1541
|1880= 1476
|1890= 1248
|1900= 1030
|1910= 897
|1920= 811
|1930= 844
|1940= 858
|1950= 793
|1960= 783
|1970= 739
|1980= 824
|1990= 759
|2000= 767
|2010= 757
|estyear=2016
|estimate=726
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
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As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 767 people, 286 households, and 215 families residing in the town.  The population density was {{convert|24.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 334 housing units at an average density of {{convert|10.6|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the town was 99.09% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.39% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.39% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], and 0.13% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.26% of the population.

There were 286 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 20.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 29.2% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 15.3% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.1 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $31,518, and the median income for a family was $34,545. Males had a median income of $27,813 versus $21,042 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $14,128.  About 14.1% of families and 19.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 33.3% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

== Communities and locations in Stark ==

*'''Cramer Corners''' &ndash; A location near the northern town line.
*'''Deck''' &ndash; A hamlet west of Smith Corners.
*'''Smith Corners''' &ndash; A hamlet in the northwestern part of the town.
*'''[[Starkville, New York|Starkville]]''' &ndash; A hamlet in the eastern part of the town on [[New York State Route 80|Route 80]].
*'''[[Van Hornesville, New York|Van Hornesville]]''' &ndash; A hamlet in the southwestern part of the town.
*'''Willse Four Corners''' &ndash; A location near the southern town line.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://history.rays-place.com/ny/herk-stark.htm Early history of Stark, New York]
* [http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyherkim/stark.html  Early history of Stark, NY]
*[https://herkimercountyhistory.org/ Herkimer County Historical Society]

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[[Category:Utica–Rome metropolitan area]]
[[Category:Towns in Herkimer County, New York]]
[[Category:Towns in New York (state)]]