The story so far
from Wikipedia & the U.S. CensusSterling is a town in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 274 at the 2020 census.
Sterling was established in 1873. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 262 to 274 (+5%). Half of its homes were built before 1976.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Sterling yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.
Start Sterling’s collection
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Sterling’s history is told.
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Sterling, decade by decade
2000
Nothing in Sterling is on the National Register yet
That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Sterling has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is Lewis and Clara Anderson House in Manti, 5.3 miles away.
Sterling and the nearest listed places
How a place gets listed
Then & now
When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.
Stories next door
nearby towns’ historyFrom Wikimedia Commons (2) and the Library of Congress (1). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.