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Northern Illinois is a region of generally located immediately along and north of I-80 and outside of . While largely rural, it does include , the third largest city in Illinois, as well as , home of Northern Illinois University.
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  • Type: County with 5,430 residents
  • Description: county in Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Stark County”, “Stark County, IL”, and “Stark County, Illinois”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wyoming and Toulon.

Village
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is a city in Stark County, , . The population was 1,429 at the 2010 census, up from 1,424 in 2000. It is the headquarters of the Rock Island Trail State Park.

Village
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is a city and the county seat of Stark County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,292 at the 2010 census. is part of the Peoria metropolitan area, and is the northwestern terminus of the Rock Island Trail State Park.

Stark

Latitude
41.0712° or 41° 4′ 16″ north
Longitude
-89.8067° or 89° 48′ 24″ west
Population
5,430
Elevation
725 feet (221 metres)
Open location code
86HG35CV+F8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 316952628
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­county
Geo­Names ID
4912398
Wiki­data ID
Q500645
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Stark” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Stark County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة ستارك”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعه ستارك، إلينوي”
  • Armenian: “Ստարկ շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Stark”
  • Basque: “Stark konderria”
  • Bavarian: “Stark County, Illinois”
  • Bavarian: “Stark County”
  • Belarusian: “Старк (акруга, Ілінойс)”
  • Belarusian: “Старк”
  • Bishnupriya: “স্টার্ক কাউন্টি, ইলিনয়স”
  • Bishnupriya: “স্টার্ক কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Старк”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Stark”
  • Cebuano: “Stark County”
  • Chechen: “Старк (гуо, Иллинойс)”
  • Chechen: “Старк”
  • Chinese: “Stark Kūn”
  • Chinese: “斯塔克县”
  • Chinese: “斯塔克縣”
  • Chinese: “斯塔克郡”
  • Dutch: “Stark County”
  • Finnish: “Starkin piirikunta”
  • French: “comté de Stark”
  • French: “Comté de Stark”
  • Georgian: “სტარკის ოლქი”
  • German: “Stark County”
  • Gilaki: “استارک ٚ شأرستان (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “استارک ٚ شأرستان”
  • Greek: “κομητεία Σταρκ”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία Σταρκ”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז סטארק”
  • Hungarian: “Stark megye”
  • Irish: “Contae Stark”
  • Italian: “contea di Stark”
  • Italian: “Contea di Stark”
  • Japanese: “スターク郡”
  • Korean: “스타크군”
  • Latin: “Stark Comitatus”
  • Low German: “Stark County”
  • Mazanderani: “استارک شهرستان (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “استارک شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Stark Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Stark Kūn”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Stark County i Illinois”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Stark County”
  • Norwegian: “Stark County”
  • Persian: “شهرستان استارک، ایلینوی”
  • Persian: “شهرستان استارک”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Stark”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Stark, Illinois”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Stark”
  • Russian: “Старк”
  • Sardinian: “contea de Stark”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Stark County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Старк”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Stark County, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Stark County”
  • Slovenian: “Okrožje Stark”
  • Slovenian: “Stark County”
  • South Azerbaijani: “ایستارک بؤلگه‌سی، ایلینوی”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Stark (Illinois)”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Stark”
  • Swedish: “Stark County, Illinois”
  • Swedish: “Stark County”
  • Tatar: “Старк (округ, Иллинойс)”
  • Tatar: “Старк”
  • Turkish: “Stark County, IL”
  • Turkish: “Stark County, Ill.”
  • Turkish: “Stark County, Illinois”
  • Turkish: “Stark County”
  • Turkish: “Stark ilçesi, IL”
  • Turkish: “Stark ilçesi, Ill.”
  • Turkish: “Stark ilçesi, Illinois”
  • Turkish: “Stark ilçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Старк”
  • Urdu: “سٹارک کاؤنٹی، الینوائے”
  • Urdu: “سٹارک کاؤنٹی”
  • Venetian: “contea de Stark”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Stark, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Stark”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Stark, Illinois”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Stark”
  • Welsh: “Stark County, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Stark County”
  • Western Panjabi: “سٹارک کاؤنٹی، الینوۓ”
  • Western Panjabi: “سٹارک کاؤنٹی”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wyoming Cemetery and Essex Township Building.

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