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Moving to Sterling, Colorado

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Population: 11,360
Males: 5,525 (48.6%), Females: 5,835 (51.4%)

Logan County

Zip code: 80751

Demographics

Median resident age: 35.0 years
Median household income: $27,337
Median house value: $79,800

Population by Race

Races in Sterling:

  • White Non-Hispanic (83.3%)
  • Hispanic (14.2%)
  • Other race (5.6%)
  • Two or more races (1.6%)
  • American Indian (1.2%)
  • Black (0.7%)

(Total can be greater than 100% because Hispanics could be counted in other races)

Ancestries: German (36.6%), Irish (9.9%), English (9.5%), United States (5.7%), Swedish (3.9%), French (3.5%).

Elevation: 3939 feet

Land area: 6.9 square miles

Map of Sterling, CO

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Sterling

  • High school or higher: 81.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 12.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 4.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.3%
  • Mean travel time to work: 12.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sterling city

  • Never married: 23.5%
  • Now married: 54.1%
  • Separated: 1.9%
  • Widowed: 9.1%
  • Divorced: 11.5%

4.8% Foreign born (4.0% Latin America, 0.6% Europe).

Hospitals

Hospital/medical center in Sterling:

  • STERLING REGIONAL MED CTR (615 FAIRHURST ST)

Other hospitals/medical centers near Sterling:

  • EAST MORGAN COUNTY HOSPITAL – CAH (about 39 miles; BRUSH, CO)
  • MEMORIAL HEALTH CENTER (about 40 miles; SIDNEY, NE)
  • HAXTUN HOSPITAL DISTRICT – CAH (about 44 miles; HAXTUN, CO)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Sterling:

  • COLORADO PLAINS REGIONAL (about 32 miles; AKRON, CO; Abbreviation: AKO)
  • WESTERN NEB. RGNL/WILLIAM B. HEILIG FIELD (about 90 miles; SCOTTSBLUFF, NE; Abbreviation: BFF)
  • ALLIANCE MUNI (about 102 miles; ALLIANCE, NE; Abbreviation: AIA)

Other public-use airports nearest to Sterling:

  • STERLING MUNI (about 4 miles; STERLING, CO; Abbreviation: STK)
  • GEBAUER (about 29 miles; AKRON, CO; Abbreviation: 5V6)
  • BRUSH MUNI (about 36 miles; BRUSH, CO; Abbreviation: 7V5)

Colleges and Universities

College/University in Sterling:

  • NORTHEASTERN JUNIOR COLLEGE (Full-time enrollment: 1,890; Location: 100 COLLEGE DR; Public; Website: nejc.cc.co.us)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sterling:

  • METROPOLITAN STATE COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 103 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 12,938)
  • UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO AT DENVER (about 103 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 8,839)
  • UNIVERSITY OF DENVER (about 103 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 7,592)
  • COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF DENVER (about 103 miles; DENVER, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,352)
  • ARAPAHOE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; LITTLETON, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,666)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN COLORADO (about 105 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 10,983)
  • AIMS COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 109 miles; GREELEY, CO; Full-time enrollment: 3,722)

Schools

Public high schools in Sterling:

  • STERLING HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 700; Location: 407 WEST BROADWAY; Grades: 09 – 12)
  • SMITH HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 20; Location: 201 SOUTH 11TH AVENUE; Grades: 09 – 12)

Public primary/middle schools in Sterling:

  • STERLING MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 552; Location: 1177 PAWNEE STREET; Grades: 06 – 08)
  • AYRES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 350; Location: 1812 ROBIN ROAD; Grades: PK – 05)
  • STEVENS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 302; Location: 1215 NORTH 5TH STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
  • HAGEN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 268; Location: 301 HAGEN STREET; Grades: KG – 05)
  • CAMPBELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 260; Location: 902 CLARK STREET; Grades: PK – 05)

Private primary/middle school in Sterling:

  • ST ANTHONY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 133; Location: 324 SOUTH THIRD STREET; Grades: KG – 8)

Libraries

Library in Sterling:

  • STERLING PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $397,263; Location: 420 N 5TH ST.; 60,724 books; 1,357 audio materials; 920 video materials; 108 serial subscriptions)

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