Stark County, North Dakota
| Stark County, North Dakota | |
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Stark County Courthouse in Dickinson
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 Location in the U.S. state of North Dakota |
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 North Dakota's location in the U.S. |
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| Founded | May 25, 1883 |
| Seat | Dickinson |
| Largest city | Dickinson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,340 sq mi (3,471 km2) |
| • Land | 1,335 sq mi (3,458 km2) |
| • Water | 5.5 sq mi (14 km2), 0.4% |
| Population (est.) | |
| • (2015) | 32,154 |
| • Density | 18/sq mi (7/km²) |
| Congressional district | At-large |
| Time zone | Mountain: UTC-7/-6 |
| Website | www |
Stark County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Dakota. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,199. Its county seat is Dickinson. The county was formed in 1879 and organized in 1883.
Stark County is part of the Dickinson, ND Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Stark County was created February 10, 1879, as a county within Dakota Territory from parts of Howard County and Williams County. The county organized on May 25, 1883, and became a county in the state of North Dakota on November 2, 1889.
In 1891, the North Dakota Legislature enacted legislation annexing Dunn County, Hettinger County, and parts of Billings, Bowman, McKenzie, Wallace, and Williams Counties into Stark. However, the act was vetoed by Governor Eli C. D. Shortridge.
Additional annexation legislation was enacted in 1895, affecting the boundaries of Stark, Billings, and Mercer Counties, subject to approval by the counties' voters. The annexation went into effect November 3, 1896, but Wilson L. Richards, a local cattle rancher, sued to overturn the annexation because he and other landowners in the area were now subject to taxation by Stark County. The case went to the North Dakota Supreme Court, which ruled the law unconstitutional on May 18, 1899. The annexation remained in effect, however, due to a replacement law approved by the legislature March 9, 1899, in anticipation of the court's decision.
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