Sterling, Colorado | |
|---|---|
 Main Street in Sterling. | |
| Nickname: A Colorado Treasure | |
 Location of the City of Sterling in Logan County, Colorado. | |
  Sterling Location of the City of Sterling in the United States. | |
| Coordinates: 40°37′32″N 103°12′42″W / 40.62556°N 103.21167°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Colorado |
| County | Logan County[2] |
| City | Sterling[1] |
| Settled | 1868 |
| Platted | 1890 |
| Incorporated | December 3, 1884[3] |
| Government | |
| • Type | Home rule municipality[1] |
| • Mayor | Brenda Desormeaux |
| • City Manager | Kevin L. Blankenship |
| • Police Chief | Tyson Kerr |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.43 sq mi (19.25 km2) |
| • Land | 7.43 sq mi (19.25 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.0% |
| Elevation | 3,937 ft (1,181 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 13,735 |
| • Density | 1,800/sq mi (710/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−7 (MST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code[6] | 80751 |
| Area code | 970 |
| FIPS code | 08-73935 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0202901 |
| Website | City of Sterling |
Sterling is a home rule municipality and the county seat and most populous municipality of Logan County, Colorado, United States.[7] Sterling is the principal city of the Sterling, CO Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city population was 13,735 at the 2020 census.[5]
Sterling is the largest city in the Eastern Plains region of Colorado and the site of the domed Logan County Courthouse, built in 1909.
- ^ a b c "Active Colorado Municipalities". State of Colorado, Colorado Department of Local Affairs, Division of Local Government. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
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- ^ "Colorado Municipal Incorporations". State of Colorado, Department of Personnel & Administration, Colorado State Archives. December 1, 2004. Retrieved September 2, 2007.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2020.
- ^ a b United States Census Bureau. "Sterling city; Colorado". Retrieved April 21, 2023.
- ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original (JavaScript/HTML) on November 22, 2010. Retrieved January 5, 2008.
- ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.