Sterling

Summary

Sterling is a city in the United States^[1]. Sterling ranks in the top 8% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,655 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sterling is located in Whiteside County^[3].
• Sterling is in the country of United States^[4].
• Sterling's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[5].
• Sterling's postal code is recorded as 61081^[6].
• Sterling's Commons category is recorded as Sterling, Illinois^[7].
• Sterling's local dialing code is recorded as 815^[8].
• January 1, 1838 marks the founding of Sterling^[9].
• Sterling's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.7996137, 'lon': -89.6954816}^[10].
• Sterling's official website is recorded as http://ci.sterling.il.us/^[11].
• Sterling's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sterling, Illinois^[12].
• Sterling has a population of {'amount': '+15370'}^[13].
• Sterling has a population of {'amount': '+14764'}^[14].
• Sterling's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[15].
• Sterling's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Sterling'}^[16].
• Sterling's category for people born here is recorded as Q21085764^[17].
• Sterling's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+6411'}^[18].
• Sterling's category of associated people is recorded as Category:People from Sterling, Illinois^[19].
• Sterling sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+206'}^[20].
• Sterling covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15.728351'}^[21].
• Sterling covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15.389393'}^[22].
• Sterling's water as percent of area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11229', 'amount': '+3.9175'}^[23].
• Sterling's territory overlaps is recorded as Sterling urban area^[24].
• Sterling's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+28674'}^[25].

Body

Geography

Sterling is in the country of United States^[4]. Sterling is located in Whiteside County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15.728351'}^[21] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+15.389393'}^[22]. Sterling sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+206'}^[20]. Population counts include {'amount': '+15370'}^[13] and {'amount': '+14764'}^[14].

Designation and Status

Sterling's instance of is recorded as city in the United States^[5].

History and Context

January 1, 1838 marks the founding of Sterling^[9].

Why It Matters

Sterling ranks in the top 8% of city_in_the_united_states entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,655 views/month).^[2] Sterling has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] Sterling is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]