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Population (year 2000): 2,070. Estimated
population in July 2005: 2,011 (-2.9% change)
Males: 993 (48.0%), Females: 1,077 (52.0%)
Brown County
Zip code:
62353
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $27,434 (year 2000)
Median house value: $48,600 (year 2000)
Races in Mount Sterling:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (27.1%), English (17.3%),
United States (15.7%), Irish (14.4%), French (2.7%), Dutch
(2.0%).
Elevation: 742 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Mount Sterling
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Mount Sterling city
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 53.1%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 10.4%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +70 (+3.5%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Sterling:
- SARAH D CULBERTSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18
miles; RUSHVILLE, IL)
- ILLINI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles;
PITTSFIELD, IL)
- MC DONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 34 miles;
MACOMB, IL)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Mount Sterling:
- QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 30 miles;
QUINCY, IL; ID: UIN)
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 59 miles; BURLINGTON,
IA; ID: BRL)
- CAPITAL (about 77 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; ID: SPI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Sterling:
- MOUNT STERLING MUNICIPAL (about 3 miles; MOUNT
STERLING, IL; ID: I63)
- SCHUY-RUSH (about 16 miles; RUSHVILLE, IL; ID: 5K4)
- PITTSFIELD PENSTONE MUNI (about 25 miles;
PITTSFIELD, IL; ID: PPQ)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Mount Sterling:
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; MACOMB,
IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles;
GODFREY, IL; FT enrollment: 3,451)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles;
SPRINGFIELD, IL; FT enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 82
miles; Springfield, IL; FT enrollment: 2,357)
- LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; ST CHARLES,
MO; FT enrollment: 5,116)
- ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles;
ST PETERS, MO; FT enrollment: 3,301)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 90 miles; EAST
PEORIA, IL; FT enrollment: 6,404)
Public high school in Mount Sterling:
- BROWN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 223;
Location: 500 E MAIN; Grades: 09 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Mount Sterling:
- BROWN COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students:
279; Location: 501 NW CROSS ST; Grades: PK - 04)
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