Stark, New Hampshire

Stark, New Hampshire
Town
Stark Union Church at the Stark Covered Bridge
Stark Union Church at the Stark Covered Bridge
Location in Coös County, New Hampshire
Location in Coös County, New Hampshire
Coordinates: 44°36′05″N 71°24′33″W / 44.60139°N 71.40917°W / 44.60139; -71.40917
CountryUnited States
StateNew Hampshire
CountyCoös
Incorporated1795
VillagesStark
Crystal
Percy
Government
 • Board of Selectmen
  • Glenn Wiggins, Chair
  • Henry Dion
  • Crystal Pelletier
Area
[1]
 • Total59.7 sq mi (154.7 km2)
 • Land58.8 sq mi (152.3 km2)
 • Water0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2)  1.53%
Elevation
964 ft (294 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total478
 • Density8/sq mi (3.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern)
ZIP code
03582
Area code603
FIPS code33-73060
GNIS feature ID0873724
Websitestarknh.gov

Stark is a town in Coös County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 478 at the 2020 census,[2] a decline from the figure of 556 tabulated in 2010.[3] It has a famous covered bridge. The town includes the 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.

  1. ^ "2021 U.S. Gazetteer Files – New Hampshire". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Stark town, Coos County, New Hampshire: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  3. ^ United States Census Bureau, American FactFinder, 2010 Census figures. Retrieved March 23, 2011.