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Welcome to Sterling ...Sterling is located in Worcester County<1>. Sterling was settled in 1720 and was incorporated in 1781. When the people of Sterling refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Sterlingite<2> From the Census Estimates for 2019, Sterling has a population of 8,168 people<3> (see below for details). Sterling is 500 feet [152 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Sterling lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Telephone area codes for Sterling: (978) and (351)<5> The ZIP code for Sterling: 01564<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sterling had an population of 8,168 people. This is an increase of 4.61% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.55% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Sterling had a population of 7,808 people. This makes Sterling the county's 34th most populous community. The population of Sterling represents 0.12% of the population of Massachusetts (which has 6,547,629 people), making it the state's 205th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 7,808 people, the population of Sterling increased 7.59% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,257 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Sterling. Communities Also Named Sterling ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Sterling - they are located in Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida (2), Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), Oklahoma (2), Pennsylvania (2), Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Sterling. Communities near Sterling ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Sterling.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Sterling. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sterling. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Sterling. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Sterling. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sterling. See our Newspapers Page for Sterling. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sterling ...Looking for more information about Sterling? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Sterling, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Sterling. Adding Sterling to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Sterling in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Sterling was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8> We also found Sterling in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846). For more details, see References and Mentions for Sterling. Off-the-Road Links ...Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sterling. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page. The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/ Footnotes ...
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