Sterling, IL Road Trips
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Trip Routes
3
Longest Drive
171.3 mi
Champaign, IL
Quickest Drive
28m
Franklin Corners, IL
Plan Around Sterling, IL
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Continue From Sterling, IL
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Sterling, IL by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
14,670
Median Income
$52,647
Median Home Value
$107,800
Median Age
42.6
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Sterling, IL at a Glance
Founded
1838
Elevation
676 ft
Area
6 mi²
Notable People from Sterling, IL
A sampling of people born in Sterling, IL.
Paul Flory
1910–1985
American chemist (1910-1985)
Terry Brooks
1944
American writer (born 1944)
Jesse Lynch Williams
1871–1929
American dramatist (1871–1929)
Roy Clements
1877–1948
American film director and screenwriter (1877-1948)
Paul Stanton
1884–1955
American actor (1884-1955)
Michael Foltynewicz
1991
baseball player
Don Edward Fehrenbacher
1920–1997
American historian (1920-1997)
Richard Benner
1943–1990
Film director, Screenwriter
Odell Shepard
1884–1967
American politician (1884-1967)
City data from Wikidata (Q578314), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Sterling, IL
Sterling and Rock Falls are adjacent towns in Northern Illinois.
1 Ronald Reagan Birthplace & Museum, 111-113 S. Main Street, Tampico, ☏ +1 815 622-8705, [email protected]. (updated Aug 2020) Sinnissippi Park, off Sinnissippi Rd east of downtown, offers views of the Rock River, Indian mounds, and the Sinissippi Dam Trail that crosses the river atop the dam.
Travel tips adapted from Sterling-Rock Falls on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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