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
CensusPop.Note%±
1900198—
1910190−4.0%
1920176−7.4%
1930170−3.4%
1940134−21.2%
1950110−17.9%
19601198.2%
19701244.2%
1980102−17.7%
199067−34.3%
200046−31.3%
201035−23.9%
2017 (est.)32[3]−8.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[4]
2015 Estimate[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.