Starke County, Indiana
21 public bodies govern here, 3 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 23,365
- Median household income
- $63,960
- ±4,893
- Unemployed
- 3.4%
- 347 of 10,299 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 84.5%
- 7,589 of 8,983 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Starke | 23,372 (2021) | 53 E Mound St, Knox | Website |
Cities, towns and villages 3
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| City of Knox | 3,585 (2021) | 101 W Washington St, Knox | Website |
| Town of Hamlet | 765 (2021) | Po Box 181, Hamlet | — |
| Town of North Judson | 1,854 (2021) | 310 Lane St, North Judson | — |
Townships 9
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of California | 2,143 (2021) | 7225 South U.s. Highway 35, Knox | — |
| Township of Center | 6,073 (2021) | 505 Delamatyr St, Knox | — |
| Township of Davis | 985 (2021) | 7475 N 300 E, Hamlet | — |
| Township of Jackson | 546 (2021) | 1935 W 200 S, North Judson | — |
| Township of North Bend | 1,491 (2021) | 8970 S Main St, Ora | — |
| Township of Oregon | 3,275 (2021) | 6670 N 1100 E, Walkerton | — |
| Township of Railroad | 1,220 (2021) | 9080 W San Pierre Rd, San Pierre | — |
| Township of Washington | 3,013 (2021) | 7235 E 50 S, Knox | — |
| Township of Wayne | 4,626 (2021) | 4610 S 350th W, North Judson | — |
Special districts 8
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Judson - Wayne Twp Public Lib | Libraries | 208 Keller Ave, North Judson | Website |
| Starke County Public Library | Libraries | 152 W Culver Rd, Knox | Website |
| Bailey-Cox-Newtson Conservancy District | Other multi-function districts | 2100 N Range Rd, Knox | — |
| Bass Lake Conservancy District | Other multi-function districts | 4450 E 450 S, Knox | Website |
| Koontz Lake Conservancy District | Other multi-function districts | 10625 E Prairie Ave, Walkerton | Website |
| Koontz Lake Regional Sewer District | Sewerage | Po Box 204, Walkerton | Website |
| Starke County Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | 1408 S Heaton St, Knox | Website |
| Starke County Solid Waste Management District | Solid waste management | 3835 E 250 N, Knox | Website |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Knox Community School Corp
School district3 schools
2 Redskin Trl, Knox, IN, 46534
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
North Judson-San Pierre Sch Corp
School district2 schools
801 Campbell Dr, North Judson, IN, 46366
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Oregon-Davis School Corp
School district2 schools
5998 N 750 E, Hamlet, IN, 46532
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Fulton County Farmers Market (Rochester)
Rensselaer Farmers Market (Rensselaer)
Riverside Marketplace (234 East 2nd Street Michigan City) · Michigan City Farmers' Market (Michigan City) · LaPorte Farmers' Market (State Street & Michigan Avenue La Porte)
Bourbon Farmers Market (201 N Bourbon St Bourbon) · Plymouth Farmers Market (Plymouth)
Chesterton's European Market (220 Broadway Chesterton) · Coffee Creek Farmers Market (Chesterton) · Valparaiso Farmers' Market (Valparaiso)
Granger Farmers' Market () · Matthys Farm Market () · South Bend Farmers' Market (1165 North Side Blvd. South Bend) · and 3 more
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.