Sterling, Connecticut

Back to Sterling, CT housing info, Windham County, Connecticut, CT smaller cities, CT small cities, All Cities.   Submit your own pictures of this town and show them to the World General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Windham County Population in July 2007: 3,725. Population change since 2000: +17.2%   Males: 1,903   (51.1%) Females: 1,822   (48.9%) Median resident age:   34.4 years Connecticut median age:   37.4 years Zip codes: 06377. Estimated median household income in 2007: $63,857 (it was $49,167 in 2000) Sterling:   $63,857 Connecticut:   $65,967 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $230,707 (it was $117,300 in 2000) Sterling:   $230,707 Connecticut:   $309,200 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $235,900; Detached houses: $250,896; In 2-unit structures: $161,090; In 3-to-4-unit structures: $201,410; Mobile homes: $59,340 Recent home sales, real estate maps, and home value estimator for zip code 06377 Sterling, CT residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Sterling: White Non-Hispanic (95.3%) American Indian (2.6%) Two or more races (2.4%) Hispanic (1.3%) 2008 cost of living index in Sterling: 112.9 (more than average, U.S. average is 100) Recent posts about Sterling, Connecticut on our local forum with over 600,000 registered users. Sterling is mentioned 40 times on our forum: Is CT running out of dogs?  (46 replies) Connecticut stereotypes  (139 replies) Connecticut towns: presidential electoral map, 2004-2008  (49 replies) Moving From CA to CT... HELP!!!  (7 replies) Waterford good town for a young family?  (7 replies) Townhome  (3 replies) Latest news from Sterling, CT collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations Ancestries: French (22.4%), English (18.7%), French Canadian (16.2%), Irish (14.8%), Italian (10.4%), German (10.0%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Incorporated on 05/04/1794 Elevation: 300 feet Land area: 27.2 square miles. Population density: 137 people per square mile   (very low).

Latitude: 41.72 N, Longitude: 71.82 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 860

This town's Wikipedia profile

Here:	4.8%
Connecticut:	4.5%

Average climate in Sterling, Connecticut

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Sterling-area historical tornado activity is near Connecticut state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 6/9/1953, a category 4 (max. wind speeds 207-260 mph) tornado 43.2 miles away from the Sterling town center killed 90 people and injured 1228 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

On 10/3/1979, a category 4 tornado 45.5 miles away from the town center killed 3 people and injured 500 people and caused between $50,000,000 and $500,000,000 in damages.

Birthplace of: Charles Dow - (born 1851), journalist, economist.

Political contributions by individuals in Sterling, CT

• Flat Rock Farm Heliport

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Notable locations in Sterling: River Bend Campground (A), Silver Ridge Campground (B), Hungry Hill (C), Sterling Park Campground (D), Sterling Pound (E), Oneco Fire Station (F), Sterling Public Library (G), Sterling Fire Department (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Churches in Sterling include: Sterling Hill Baptist Church (A), Line Baptist Church (B), Oneco United Methodist Church (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Cemeteries: Cedar Swamp Cemetery (1), Riverside Cemetery (2), Gallups Cemetery (3). Display/hide their locations on the map Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: Porter Pond (A), Oneco Pond (B), Ross Management Area Pond (C), Sterling Pond (D), Cedar Swamp (E). Display/hide their locations on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Titus Brook (A), Cedar Swamp Brook (B), Browns Brook (C), Dixon Brook (D), Crooked Brook (E), Vaughn Brook (F), Quanduck Brook (G), Rounds Brook (H). Display/hide their locations on the map Park in Sterling: Sterling Hill Historic District (1). Display/hide its location on the map Post offices: Sterling Post Office (A), Oneco Post Office (B). Display/hide their locations on the map

Average household size:

This town:	2.8 people
Connecticut:	2.5 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	74.9%
Whole state:	67.7%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	9.9%
Whole state:	5.3%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
• Gay men: 0.1% of all households

This town:	6.0%
Whole state:	7.9%

This town:	1.8%
Whole state:	3.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sterling, CT

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6.37% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($41,997 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.37%
Connecticut average:	5.12%

0.12% of residents moved from foreign countries ($299 average AGI)

Windham County:	0.12%
Connecticut average:	0.19%

from New London County, CT	1.43% ($36,914 average AGI)
from Tolland County, CT	0.82% ($33,191)
from Providence County, RI	0.69% ($54,980)

6.17% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($38,636 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	6.17%
Connecticut average:	5.64%

0.07% of residents moved to foreign countries ($190 average AGI)

Windham County:	0.07%
Connecticut average:	0.11%

to New London County, CT	1.33% ($34,428 average AGI)
to Tolland County, CT	0.94% ($38,518)
to Hartford County, CT	0.48% ($51,142)

• MICHAEL MCFADDEN, 30 Exeter Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 57.9 m, Overall height: 57.9 m, , Licensee ID: L00222256
  Registrant: Mcf Communications, Inc., 668 Main Street, Suite 114, Wilmington, MA 01887, Phone: (978) 658-7360, Email:
• Edward G Roach, 7 Exeter Drive, Type: Tower, Structure height: 42.6 m, Overall height: 42.6 m
  Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
• Edward G Roach, 419 Route 49, Type: Tower, Structure height: 64 m, Overall height: 64 m, , Licensee ID: L00000538
  Registrant: Aat Communications, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:

• STATION, Ekonk Hill, Structure height: 19.2 m, Overall height: 34.4 m, Call Sign: WNEV794
  Assigned Frequencies : 2131.60 MHz, 2144.40 MHz
  Grant Date: 07/08/1993, Expiration Date: 07/08/1998
  Registrant: Phone: (203) 566-7246
• Ekonk Hill 389 Ekonk Hill Rd, Overall height: 42.7 m, Call Sign: WPNB736
  Assigned Frequencies : 6745.00 MHz, 6835.00 MHz, 6855.00 MHz
  Grant Date: 09/05/2001, Expiration Date: 12/03/2011
  Registrant: Phone: (860) 685-8280

• Ekonk Hill, Overall height: 64.9 m, Call Sign: KNKL830
  Assigned Frequencies : 931.487 MHz
  Grant Date: 04/27/1999, Expiration Date: 06/15/2008, Cancelation Date: 11/02/2004, Certifier: William Buxbaum
  Registrant: Network Services, LLC Debtor-In-Possession, 525 South Douglas Street, El Segundo, CA 90245, Phone: (310) 615-6523, Fax: (310) 615-6581, Email:
• Ekonk Hill Road 2.5 Miles South Of County Rt 14 On Rt 49, Call Sign: KNKM829
  Assigned Frequencies : 931.862 MHz
  Grant Date: 08/12/2008, Expiration Date: 07/01/2018, Certifier: Shawn E Endsley
  Registrant: Usa Mobility Wireless, Inc., 300 Technology Drive #400, Plano, TX 75074, Phone: (972) 801-1626, Fax: (972) 801-1699, Email:

• Call Sign: N1NNQ, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00540559
  Grant Date: 07/02/2002, Expiration Date: 09/29/2012
  Registrant: Leo A Kolek, 77 River Rd, Sterling, CT 06377
• Call Sign: WA1GWP, Previous Call Sign:
  Grant Date: 02/07/1989, Expiration Date: 02/07/1999, Cancelation Date: 02/08/2001
  Registrant: Skeet L Gray, Rt 14 Box 201, Sterling, CT 06377

• Fire: 13
• Hazardous Condition: 6