Sterling, North Dakota

Sterling, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46°48′50″N100°17′29″W / 46.81389°N 100.29139°W / 46.81389; -100.29139 [1]
Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Burleigh
Area
• Total	36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Land	36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,828 ft (557 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	172
• Density	4.8/sq mi (1.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	58572
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-75940 [2]
GNIS feature ID	1032304 [1]

Sterling is an unincorporated rural hamlet in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States at the intersection of Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 83. There is an elementary school there, a post office and a large agricultural services complex.

Sterling is part of the "Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Bismarck-Mandan".

Demographics

Population figures are estimates.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	198		—
1910	190		−4.0%
1920	176		−7.4%
1930	170		−3.4%
1940	134		−21.2%
1950	110		−17.9%
1960	119		8.2%
1970	124		4.2%
1980	102		−17.7%
1990	67		−34.3%
2000	46		−31.3%
2010	35		−23.9%
2017 (est.)	32	[3]	−8.6%
U.S. Decennial Census [4] 2015 Estimate [5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sterling, North Dakota
2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. "Population and Housing Unit Estimates" . Retrieved June 9, 2017.
4. United States Census Bureau. "Census of Population and Housing" . Retrieved July 19, 2013.
5. "Population Estimates". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved June 24, 2016.