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Sterling, New York | |
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 Location in Cayuga County and New York | |
  Sterling Location within the state of New York | |
| Coordinates: 43°19′N 76°40′W / 43.317°N 76.667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New York |
| County | Cayuga |
| Government | |
| • Type | Town Council |
| • Town Council | Members' List |
| Area | |
• Total | 47.11 sq mi (122.02 km2) |
| • Land | 45.44 sq mi (117.69 km2) |
| • Water | 1.67 sq mi (4.33 km2) |
| Elevation | 344 ft (105 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 3,040 |
• Estimate (2016)[2] | 3,006 |
| • Density | 66.15/sq mi (25.54/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 13156 |
| Area code | 315 |
| FIPS code | 36-011-71146 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0979524 |
| Website | www |
Sterling is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 3,040 at the 2010 census.[3] Located on the shore of Lake Ontario, the town is named after William Alexander, Lord Stirling, an American general of the Revolutionary War.[citation needed] Sterling is the most northerly town in the county and lies northwest of Syracuse.
- ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 4, 2017.
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USCensusEst2016was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Sterling town, Cayuga County, New York". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved November 14, 2014.