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A town of 632.
19% of residents live below the poverty line in Starks, where Maine’s towns sit at 9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Thompson's Bridge is on the National Register of Historic Places. Starks has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 502 in 1800, a peak of 1,559 in 1840, 593 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2022 and 5 maps from 1894 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Who provides power, water and the rest in Starks, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Starks.
The mean commuting time for Starks comes to 33 minutes, against 25 minutes in Maine’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. In Starks, the typical household income is $64,000. The top destinations are Skowhegan (14%), Waterville (12%) and Augusta (11%). Half of commuters travel less than 21 miles.
| Starks | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $64,000 | $78,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A winter brings about 74 inches of snow, with January nights at 8° and July afternoons at 79°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Starks, 17% of adults report frequent physical distress. Only 7 of the 144 Maine towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Starks.
| Starks | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 33% | 36% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Starks | ME |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.1% | 14.8% |
| More smokers | 20.2% | 14.4% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.4% | 8.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of the losses FEMA expects in Starks, 36% come from inland flooding and 25% from cold waves. Compared with 58% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. Federal aid has come to Starks households in 8 declared disasters; the latest was in 2023.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Starks’ trail network density stands at 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Starks | Maine towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 5.3% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Starks
About 1 of every 100 Starks residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Maine.
Where Starks’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in Maine, United States
Starks is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The town was named after General John Stark of the Revolutionary War. The population was 593 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Starks has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Starks has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including Edwin F. Ladd and Abner Kirby.