Starks, Louisiana


Starks is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 664. It is located approximately northwest of Lake Charles and about from the Texas and Louisiana border. Starks is known for its annual Mayhaw Festival to celebrate the fruit that grows in the bayous along the Texas/Louisiana border.

Demographics

Starks was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.
RaceNumberPercentage
White 60291.35%
Black or African American 253.79%
Native American40.61%
Other/mixed253.79%
Hispanic or Latino30.46%

As of the 2020 United States census, there were 659 people, 166 households, and 84 families residing in the CDP.