Starbuck is a city in Pope County, Minnesota, United States.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 1.48 square miles (3.83 km2), all land.

[1] Starbuck was platted in the spring of 1882, as a village on the Northern Pacific railway, adjoining Lake Minnewaska.

The growth and settlement of Pope County were greatly impeded for many years by the lack of railway and shipping facilities, which obliged settlers to go long distances into adjoining counties to market their products.

[6] The town was reportedly named after Stabekk in Bærum in Akershus county, Norway.

[citation needed] As of the 2010 census, there were 1,302 people, 576 households, and 328 families living in the city.

36.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.