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Population (year 2000): 533. Estimated
population in July 2005: 511 (-4.1% change)
Males: 254 (47.7%), Females: 279 (52.3%)
Arenac County
Zip code:
48659
Median resident age: 41.1 years
Median household income: $34,583 (year 2000)
Median house value: $58,200 (year 2000)
Races in Sterling:
- White Non-Hispanic (96.8%)
- American Indian (1.7%)
- Two or more races (1.7%)
- Hispanic (1.1%)
Ancestries: German (31.3%), Irish (12.6%),
Polish (12.6%), French (11.8%), United States (11.1%), English
(10.3%).
Elevation: 759 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Sterling
- High school or higher: 81.3%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 8.6%
- Graduate or professional degree: 1.6%
- Unemployed: 8.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 28.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Sterling village
- Never married: 19.9%
- Now married: 64.4%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 4.2%
- Divorced: 7.6%
0.4% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +11 (+2.1%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Sterling:
- STANDISH COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 7 miles;
STANDISH, MI)
- WEST BRANCH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 23 miles;
WEST BRANCH, MI)
- BAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER (about 31 miles; BAY
CITY, MI)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Sterling:
- MBS INTL (about 36 miles; SAGINAW, MI; ID: MBS)
- BISHOP INTERNATIONAL (about 77 miles; FLINT, MI; ID:
FNT)
- ALPENA COUNTY REGIONAL (about 79 miles; ALPENA, MI;
ID: APN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Sterling:
- STANDISH INDUSTRIAL (about 6 miles; STANDISH, MI;
ID: Y75)
- GROSS (about 14 miles; PINCONNING, MI; ID: 52I)
- WEST BRANCH COMMUNITY (about 18 miles; WEST BRANCH,
MI; ID: Y31)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Sterling:
- SAGINAW VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY (about 33 miles;
UNIVERSITY CENTER, MI; Full-time enrollment: 6,216)
- DELTA COLLEGE (about 33 miles; UNIVERSITY CENTER,
MI; FT enrollment: 5,117)
- NORTHWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles; MIDLAND, MI;
FT enrollment: 2,784)
- CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY (about 66 miles; MT
PLEASANT, MI; FT enrollment: 21,353)
- KETTERING UNIVERSITY (about 71 miles; FLINT, MI; FT
enrollment: 2,900)
- UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-FLINT (about 74 miles; FLINT,
MI; FT enrollment: 4,544)
- MOTT COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 74 miles; FLINT, MI;
FT enrollment: 4,616)
Public primary/middle school in Sterling:
- STERLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 265;
Location: 338 E. STATE STREET; Grades: PK - 04)
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