Sterling, North Dakota facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Sterling, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
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Country	United States
State	North Dakota
County	Burleigh
Area
• Total	36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Land	36.0 sq mi (93.2 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation	1,828 ft (557 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	172
• Density	4.780/sq mi (1.845/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	58572
Area code(s)	701
FIPS code	38-75940
GNIS feature ID	1032304

Sterling is a very small community in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States. It's not an official town with its own government. Instead, it's an unincorporated hamlet, which means it's a tiny village without a city council.

Sterling is located where two important roads meet: Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 83. In Sterling, you can find an elementary school, a post office, and a large center that helps local farms.

This small community is also part of the bigger area around Bismarck, which is called the "Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Statistical Area." This just means it's connected to the larger city area.

Who Lives in Sterling?

This section shares facts about the people living in Sterling. It's like a snapshot of the community's population over time. The numbers below are estimates of how many people have lived there.

As you can see from the numbers, the population of Sterling has changed quite a bit over the years. It was larger in the early 1900s and has become smaller more recently.