Stark, New Hampshire

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Stark, New Hampshire
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mapsize = 250x200px
map_caption = Location in Coos County, New Hampshire
settlement_type = Town


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New Hampshire
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Coos
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leader_title = Board of Selectmen
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established_title = Incorporated
established_date = 1795
area_magnitude = 1 E8
area_total_km2 = 154.4
area_total_sq_mi = 59.6
area_land_km2 = 153.1
area_land_sq_mi = 59.1
area_water_km2 = 1.3
area_water_sq_mi = 0.5
area_water_percent = 0.84
population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 516
population_density_km2 = 3.4
population_density_sq_mi = 8.7
timezone = Eastern
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = Eastern
utc_offset_DST = -4
latd = 44 |latm = 36 |lats = 05 |latNS = N
longd = 71 |longm = 24 |longs = 33 |longEW = W
elevation_m = 294
elevation_ft = 964
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postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 03582
area_code = 603
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 33-73060
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blank1_info = 0873724
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Stark is a town in Coos County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 516 at the 2000 census. It has a famous covered bridge. The township includes the named villages of Percy and Crystal as well as the village of Stark, located on the Upper Ammonoosuc River. New Hampshire Route 110 runs through Stark, east from U.S. Highway 3 in Groveton and northwest from Route 16 in Berlin. Much of the town is within the boundaries of the White Mountain National Forest.

Stark is part of the Berlin, NH–VT Micropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Granted in 1774, Stark was originally named Percy, after Hugh Percy, 1st Duke of Northumberland. The town was incorporated in 1795, and renamed Stark in 1832, after General John Stark, author of New Hampshire's motto, "Live Free or Die".

World War II POW Camp

In early 1944, the remains of a former Civilian Conservation Corps Camp in Stark was transformed to hold about 250 German POWs. This was the only WWII POW camp located in New Hampshire. Most of the men in the camp did hard labor in the nearby forests, supplying wood for the nearby paper mills. Some of the prisoners remained in the United States after the war ended and the camp closed in 1946.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of convert|59.6|sqmi|km2|lk=on, of which convert|59.1|sqmi|km2|abbr=on is land and convert|0.5|sqmi|km2|abbr=on is water, comprising 0.84% of the town. The town includes the eastern edge of the Pilot Range in the White Mountains, including several peaks higher than convert|3000|ft|m|lk=on above sea level. The highest point in Stark is convert|3730|ft|m|adj=on Mount Hutchins, on the border with Northumberland.

Demographics

As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 516 people, 194 households, and 147 families residing in the town. The population density was 8.7 people per square mile (3.4/km²). There were 384 housing units at an average density of 6.5/sq mi (2.5/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.48% White, 1.36% Asian, 0.19% from other races, and 0.97% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.39% of the population.

There were 194 households out of which 33.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.3% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.2% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 2.99.

In the town the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 99.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $37,946, and the median income for a family was $40,089. Males had a median income of $35,833 versus $24,750 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,168. About 2.5% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

* [http://www.nh.gov/nhes/elmi/htmlprofiles/stark.html New Hampshire Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau Profile]