Sterling

Also known as Sterling, Colorado, Sterling, CO

city in and county seat of Logan County, Colorado, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Colorado
County: Logan County
City: Sterling
Incorporated: December 3, 1884
Type: Home rule municipality
Mayor: Matt Foos
City manager: Kevin L. Blankenship
Police chief: Tyson Kerr
Total: 7.43 sq mi (19.25 km )
Land: 7.43 sq mi (19.25 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km ) 0.0%
Elevation: 3,875 ft (1,181 m)
Density: 1,848/sq mi (713.5/km )
Time zone: UTC−7 ( MST )
Summer dst: UTC−6 ( MDT )
Fips code: 08-73935
Gnis feature id: 0202901

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Sterling
Population: 13735
Area: 19.709156
Elevation: 1181
Official website: www.sterlingcolo.com
Image: Sterling CO main street.jpg
Households: 5341
Dialing code: 970

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postal code: 80751
Commons category: Sterling, Colorado
inception: 1868-00-00
water as percent of area: 0
P8168: 2010 Tour de France, Stage 14
water area: 0
per capita income: 22930

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Sterling is a home rule municipality and the county seat and most populous municipality of Logan County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 13,735 at the 2020 census. Sterling is the largest city in the Eastern Plains region of Colorado and the site of the domed Logan County Courthouse, built in 1909. The city is also home to Northeastern Junior College, enrolling over 1,500 students annually.

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