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Starke
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city in and the county seat of Bradford County, Florida, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Florida
- County
- Bradford
- Incorporated
- April 4, 1870
- Type
- Commission-Manager
- Mayor
- Andy Redding
- Vice mayor
- Janice D. Mortimer
- Commissioners
- Danny Nugent, Dimple Overstreet , Bob Milner
- City manager
- Drew Mullins
- City clerk
- Chrissy Thompson
- Total
- 7.18 sq mi (18.59 km )
- Land
- 7.18 sq mi (18.59 km )
- Water
- 0 sq mi (0.00 km )
- Elevation
- 167 ft (51 m)
- Density
- 837.0/sq mi (323.18/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 (EDT)
- Area codes
- 904, 324
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- county seat
- Official name
- Starke
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Bradford County
- Population
- 5796
- Area
- 18.678874
- Elevation
- 50
- Capital of
- Bradford County
- Official website
- www.cityofstarke.org
- Image
- FL 16 at US 301 in Starke (29780672974).jpg
- Households
- 2160
- Dialing code
- 904
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- Commons category
- Starke, Florida
- postal code
- 32091
- water as percent of area
- 0
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Starke, Florida
- per capita income
- 19001
- date of incorporation
- 1870-04-04
Sources (9)
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Encyclopedic overview
Starke is a city in and the county seat of Bradford County, Florida, United States. The 2025 estimated population was 6,000. The origin of the city's name is disputed. Starke may have been named in honor of local landowner George W. Cole's fiancée's family or in honor of Madison Starke Perry, fourth governor of Florida.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Starke” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.