Stark City, Missouri

About Stark City

Set in the southwestern part of Missouri, Stark City is a tiny community with an estimated population of 130.

Stark City holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 0.33 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 394 residents per square mile.

📰 Stark City News Today

• Massive fire hits southwest Missouri chicken farm fourstateshomepage.com · Feb 10
• Fatal house fire victim identified in rural Stark City KOAM News Now · Oct 30
• Judith Ann Moss Obituary Aug 30, 2012 Clark Funeral Homes · Aug 7
• Erline Ida Hoeppner Obituary (2026) - Granby, MO - Clark Funeral Home - Granby Legacy obituary · Aug 6
• Roger Dean Schoonover Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information Lakin Funeral Home · Nov 2

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What Makes Stark City Unique

• The only place in America named Stark City — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southwestern Missouri, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Missouri — one of 1,082 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

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