Sterling

Sterling is a city in , United States, along the . The population was 14,782 at the 2020 census, down from 15,370 in 2010.
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  • Type: Town with 14,800 residents
  • Description: city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Sterling (Illinois)”, “Sterling, IL”, “Sterling, Illinois”, “Стэрлінг, Ілінойс”, “ستيرلينغ، إلنوي”, “ستيرلينغ، إلينوي”, and “スターリング (イリノイ)”
  • Postal code: 61081

Places of Interest

Highlights: Sterling Theater and First Congregational Church of Sterling.

Movie theater
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is a movie theater.

Church
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The …

Museum
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The , often referred to as the Dillon Home, is located in Sterling, Illinois.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rock Falls and Sterling-Rock Falls.

Town
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is a city in , United States.

Sterling and Rock Falls are adjacent towns in .

Village
is a village in , United States. is situated 5 miles east of Sterling.

Sterling

Latitude
41.78825° or 41° 47′ 18″ north
Longitude
-89.69537° or 89° 41′ 43″ west
Population
14,800
Elevation
659 feet (201 metres)
IATA airport code
SQI
UN/LOCODE
US SGI
Open location code
86HGQ8Q3+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153795539
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4912499
Wiki­data ID
Q578314
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Sterling” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “سترلينغ”
  • Arabic: “ستيرلينغ”
  • Armenian: “Սթերլինգ”
  • Basque: “Sterling”
  • Belarusian: “Стэрлінг”
  • Bulgarian: “Стърлинг”
  • Catalan: “Sterling”
  • Cebuano: “Sterling”
  • Chechen: “Стерлинг”
  • Chinese: “斯特灵”
  • Chinese: “斯特靈”
  • Croatian: “Sterling”
  • Czech: “Sterling”
  • Danish: “Sterling”
  • Dutch: “Sterling”
  • French: “Sterling”
  • German: “Sterling”
  • Gilaki: “استرلینگ (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “استرلینگ”
  • Haitian: “Sterling, Ilinwa”
  • Haitian: “Sterling”
  • Hebrew: “סטרלינג”
  • Ido: “Sterling, Illinois”
  • Ido: “Sterling”
  • Irish: “Sterling”
  • Italian: “Sterling”
  • Japanese: “スターリング”
  • Korean: “스털링”
  • Ladin: “Sterling”
  • Mazanderani: “استرلینگ (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “استرلینگ”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Sterling”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Sterling”
  • Norwegian: “Sterling”
  • Persian: “استرلینگ، ایلینوی”
  • Persian: “استرلینگ”
  • Polish: “Sterling”
  • Portuguese: “Sterling”
  • Russian: “Стерлинг”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sterling, Illinois”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Sterling”
  • Serbian: “Стерлинг”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sterling, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Sterling”
  • Slovak: “Sterling”
  • Slovenian: “Sterling”
  • South Azerbaijani: “استرلینق، ایلینوی”
  • South Azerbaijani: “استرلینق”
  • Spanish: “Sterling”
  • Swedish: “Sterling, Illinois”
  • Swedish: “Sterling”
  • Tatar: “Стерлинг”
  • Tatar: “Стерлиң”
  • Turkish: “Sterling, Illinois”
  • Turkish: “Sterling”
  • Ukrainian: “Стерлінг”
  • Urdu: “سٹرلنگ، الینوائے”
  • Urdu: “سٹرلنگ”
  • Uzbek: “Sterling”
  • Vietnamese: “Sterling, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Sterling”
  • Volapük: “Sterling”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Sterling, Illinois”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Sterling”
  • Welsh: “Sterling, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Sterling”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Galt and Emerson.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Dale Park and Sauk Valley Area Chamber of Commerce.

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