Census Data for Sterling

As far as we can tell, Sterling has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Sterling, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

Miles
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Miles is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <2>
Sabula
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sabula have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sabula
- Sabula is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sabula <2>
Savanna
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
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- Savanna is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savanna <2>
Andover
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
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- Andover is located in Clinton County
Green Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Island
- Green Island is located in Jackson County
Preston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Preston have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Preston
- Preston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Preston <2>
Spragueville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spragueville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spragueville
- Spragueville is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spragueville <2>
Goose Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Lake
- Goose Lake is located in Clinton County
Thomson
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thomson
- Thomson is located in Carroll County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thomson <2>
Hanover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Hanover is located in Jo Daviess County (IL)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hanover <2>
Charlotte
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlotte
- Charlotte is located in Clinton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlotte <2>
Springbrook
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Springbrook is located in Jackson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springbrook <2>
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- Mount Carroll
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Carroll
  - Mount Carroll is located in Carroll County (IL)
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Carroll <2>
- Bellevue
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  - Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  - Bellevue is located in Jackson County
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <2>
- Fulton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  - Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fulton
  - Fulton is located in Whiteside County (IL)
  - Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fulton <2>

Jackson County ...

Sterling is located in Jackson County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Jackson County.

Miscellaneous Information for Sterling ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Jackson County or the community of Sterling:

The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Sterling:
- GNIS ID for Sterling: 464760
- GNIS ID for Jackson County: 465237
- GNIS ID for State of Iowa: 1779785

The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 19 (Iowa)
- County Code: 097 (Jackson County)
- Place Code: 75270 (Sterling)
- State & County Code: 19/097 (Iowa / Jackson County)
- State & Place Code: 19/75270 (Iowa / Sterling)

Misc. Census Codes ...
- Sterling is located in Census Region #2 (the Midwest Region) and Division #4 (the West North-Central Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Sterling.

Footnotes ...

<1>	The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>	While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>	If you're interested in how the shape of Iowa's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.