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Sterling is a city in Whiteside County.[NOTE: This is not the only community in Illinois named Sterling. For links to other places called Sterling, IL, see the Duplicate Names box at right.]
The latitude of Sterling is 41.788N. The longitude is -89.696W.
It is in the Central Standard time zone. Elevation is 659 feet.The estimated population, in 2003, was 15,272.
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$37,664National
$41,994
Source: 2000 census, U.S. Census BureauFor more census details and comparisons, see our Sterling demographic reports
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26% of Sterling residents report German ancestry, and 15% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Sterling ancestry & family history guide.
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Sterling was $19,432, compared with $21,587 nationally.
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12% of Sterling residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.
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Median rent in Sterling, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $391. Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $758.
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Libraries in Sterling include Sterling Public Library ... View libraries
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Newspapers in Sterling include Daily Gazette, Sauk Valley Newspapers
National Public Radio programming is carried locally by WNIQ.
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Whiteside County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Sterling political report.
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The average commute time for Sterling workers is 16 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.
A total of 1 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Sterling between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
This is a rate of .6 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.
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