Stark -- U.S. County in Illinois Population (2000): 6332 Housing Units (2000): 2725 Land area (2000): 287.937834 sq. miles (745.755535 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.275745 sq. miles (0.714176 sq. km) Total area (2000): 288.213579 sq. miles (746.469711 sq. km) Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 41.097764 N, 89.802300 W Headwords: Stark Stark, IL Stark County Stark County, IL