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Sterling
A city of 13,172 people in Colorado
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City in Colorado, United States1868Established
13,735Population
7.6 sq miArea
3,875 ftElevation
Sterling is a home rule municipality and the county seat and most populous municipality of Logan County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 13,735 at the 2020 census. Sterling is the largest city in the Eastern Plains region of Colorado and the site of the domed Logan County Courthouse, built in 1909. The city is also home to Northeastern Junior College, enrolling over 1,500 students annually.
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ZIP code80751
Area code970
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DistrictSchool District No. Re-1 ValleySchools5
Ayres Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–2 · 385 students
Campbell Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 3–5 · 347 students
Sterling Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 397 students
Sterling High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 421 students
Hagen Early Education CenterPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 117 students
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