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Sterling
City population
15,057
#3,103
in United States
#167
in Illinois
#31,289
worldwide
41.789, -89.696 · 1,119 km from Washington
About Sterling
Sterling is a city in Illinois, United States with a population of 15,057. It is the 3,103rd largest of the 3,112 cities of 15,000 or more listed in United States, and the 31,289th largest worldwide. It lies 1,119 km from Washington.
Key Facts
Country
Region
Rank in region
#167of 167
Elevation
201 m
Time zone
America/Chicago
Coordinates
41.789, -89.696
Record updated
2017-07-18
Entry edited, not measured
City population, GeoNames. GeoNames publishes no year for its population figures, so “record updated” is when the entry was last edited — not the date the population was measured.
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