Sterling, North Dakota

Sterling is an unincorporated rural hamlet in Burleigh County, North Dakota, United States at the intersection of Interstate 94 and U.S. Route 83. There is an elementary school there, a post office and a large agricultural services complex.

Sterling, North Dakota
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 46°48′50″N 100°17′29″W[1]
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	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,828 ft (557 m)
Population  (2000)
• Total	172
• Density	4.8/sq mi (1.8/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	58572
Area code	701
FIPS code	38-75940[2]
GNIS feature ID	1032304[1]

Sterling is part of the "Bismarck, ND Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "Bismarck-Mandan".

Demographics

Population figures are estimates.

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1900	198		—
1910	190		−4.0%
1920	176		−7.4%
1930	170		−3.4%
1940	134		−21.2%
1950	110		−17.9%
1960	119		8.2%
1970	124		4.2%
1980	102		−17.7%
1990	67		−34.3%
2000	46		−31.3%
2010	35		−23.9%
2017 (est.)	32	[3]	−8.6%
U.S. Decennial Census[4] 2015 Estimate[5]