Starke, Florida

Starke, Florida
City
Bradford County Courthouse
Location in Bradford County and the state of Florida
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Bradford
Area
• Total	6.7 sq mi (17.3 km2)
• Land	6.7 sq mi (17.3 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	164 ft (50 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	5,593
• Density	834.8/sq mi (323.3/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	32091
Area code	904
FIPS code	12-68525Template:GR
GNIS feature ID	0291634Template:GR

Starke is a city in Bradford County, Florida, United States. The population was 5,593 at the 2000 census. As of 2004, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 5,769 [1]. It is the county seat of Bradford CountyTemplate:GR.

Geography

Starke is located at 29°56′50″N 82°6′29″W (29.947155, -82.108113)Template:GR.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.7 square miles (17.2 km²), all of it land.

Starke is located approximately 8 miles west of Florida's National Guard base, Camp Blanding, and is located approximately 11 miles east and 6 miles south of Florida State Prison, Union Correctional Institution, New River East Correctional Institution, and south of Lawtey Correctional Institution. Florida executes condemned prisoners at Florida State Prison; serial killers Aileen Wuornos, Danny Rolling and Ted Bundy were executed here.

Film and Television location

Starke has been the location of several Hollywood films, including:

• G.I. Jane, which starred Demi Moore and was filmed east of Starke on Camp Blanding National Guard Reservation;
• Joel Schumacher's film Tigerland, starring Colin Farrell;
• Basic starring Samuel L. Jackson and John Travolta; and
• What's Love Got to Do with It

In addition, the Fox Broadcasting Company reality TV show "Boot Camp" was filmed near Starke, as were portions of the BBC mini-series The State Within.

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