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Mount Sterling is a city in Brown County.
It is the county seat.
Early settler named the community for the "sterling" quality of the soil
[NOTE: This is not the only community in Illinois named Mount Sterling. For links to other places called Mount Sterling, IL, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Mount Sterling is 39.987N. The longitude is -90.763W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 725 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 2,037.
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$27,434National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Mount Sterling demographic reports
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29% of Mount Sterling residents report German ancestry, and 16% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Mount Sterling ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Mount Sterling was $15,755, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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13% of Mount Sterling residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Mount Sterling, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $211. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $558.
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Brown County supported George W. Bush in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Mount Sterling political report.
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The average commute time for Mount Sterling workers is 19 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
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