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Tourist attraction: The Sterling Chamber of Commerce (Cultural Attractions- Events- & Facilities; 112 South Broadway Avenue).
Hotel: Sterling Inn (430 South Broadway Avenue).
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 11.9% | | Whole state: | 9.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2008:
| This city: | 6.8% | | Whole state: | 4.1% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sterling, KS
726 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)
Sterling compared to Kansas state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
- Number of college students significantly above state average.
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Banks with branches in Sterling (2009 data):
- First Bank: at 128 South Broadway, branch established on 1907-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $90.8 mil, Deposits: $76.3 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 3 total offices, Holding Company: Coronado, Inc.
- The Alden State Bank: at 124 North Broadway, branch established on 1904-01-01. Info updated 2008-09-24: Bank assets: $15.8 mil, Deposits: $13.9 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Agricultural Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Alden Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Rice County Kansas:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (91%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (4%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Sterling
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 58.62%
| Here |  | 58.6% |
| USA |  | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations.
| Name | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Presbyterian Church (USA) |
| Adherents | 37.1% | 17.6% | 11.2% | 8.3% | 7.2% |
| Congregations | 25.0% | 12.5% | 12.5% | 3.1% | 9.4% |
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| Name | United Church of Christ | Evangelical Mennonite Church | Lutheran Church | Church of the Nazarene | Other |
| Adherents | 5.3% | 3.4% | 2.7% | 1.7% | 5.5% |
| Congregations | 6.3% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 21.9% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $6,713 | $26,852 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $4,587 | $27,522 | 0 | $0 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $17,019 | $40,846 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $598 |
| Firefighters |
0 | $0 | | 20 | $600 |
| Streets and Highways |
2 | $5,599 | $33,594 | 5 | $664 |
| Sewerage |
2 | $9,540 | $57,240 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $2,232 | $26,784 | 0 | $0 |
| Electric Power |
5 | $14,685 | $35,244 | 0 | $0 |
| Other and Unallocable |
1 | $2,987 | $35,844 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
21 | $63,362 | $36,207 | 26 | $1,862 |
Sterling government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Sewerage: $221,000
All Other: $110,000
- Current Operations - Electric Utilities: $1,653,000
Police Protection: $351,000
Sewerage: $197,000
Water Utilities: $194,000
Regular Highways: $157,000
Central Staff Services: $55,000
Parks and Recreation: $51,000
Libraries: $39,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $24,000
Health - Other: $18,000
Local Fire Protection: $16,000
General - Other: $8,000
- Electric Utilities - Interest on Debt: $103,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $12,000
- Local Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $133,000
Highways: $75,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified Public Purpose: $464,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $132,000
Special Assessments: $24,000
Interest Earnings: $16,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $2,379,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $1,915,000
- Other Capital Outlay - Police Protection: $30,000
Solid Waste Management: $19,000
Parks and Recreation: $14,000
Regular Highways: $12,000
General - Other: $12,000
Health - Other: $8,000
Central Staff Services: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,342,000
- Revenue - Electric Utilities: $2,092,000
Water Utilities: $270,000
- Sinking Funds - Cash and Securities: $1,000
- State Intergovernmental - Highways: $9,000
- Tax - Property: $434,000
Public Utilities Sales: $77,000
Other License: $2,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $369,000
- Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $12,000
5.94% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($25,947 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.94% | | Kansas average: | 7.39% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
7.65% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,817 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 7.65% | | Kansas average: | 7.67% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Sterling:
- KVGB (1590 AM; 5 kW; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO INC.)
- KFTI (1070 AM; 10 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KWBW (1450 AM; 1 kW; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KRMG (740 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: CXR HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KRVN (880 AM; 50 kW; LEXINGTON, NE; Owner: NEBRASKA RURAL RADIO ASSOCIATION)
- KWLS (1290 AM; 5 kW; PRATT, KS; Owner: WAITT RADIO, INC.)
- WHB (810 AM; 50 kW; KANSAS CITY, MO; Owner: UNION BROADCASTING, INC.)
- KSAL (1150 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: EBC INC.)
- KFAQ (1170 AM; 50 kW; TULSA, OK; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- KMYR (1410 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: AGAPE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KFRM (550 AM; 5 kW; SALINA, KS; Owner: TAYLOR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- KGYN (1210 AM; 50 kW; GUYMON, OK; Owner: TELNS BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KFH (1330 AM; 5 kW; WICHITA, KS; Owner: ENTERCOM WICHITA LICENSE, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sterling:
- KHMY (93.1 FM; PRATT, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KXKU (106.1 FM; LYONS, KS; Owner: AD ASTRA PER ASPERA B/CING, INC.)
- KGGG (94.7 FM; STERLING, KS; Owner: AD ASTRA PER ASPERA BROADCASTING, INC)
- KHCC-FM (90.1 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: HUTCHINSON COMMUNITY JR. COLLEGE)
- KHUT (102.9 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KVGB-FM (104.3 FM; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KHOK (100.7 FM; HOISINGTON, KS; Owner: EAGLE RADIO, INC.)
- KFDI-FM (101.3 FM; WICHITA, KS; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- K258AE (99.5 FM; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Sterling:
- KWCH-TV (Channel 12; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MEDIA GENERAL BROADCASTING OF SO. CAROLINA HOLDINGS, INC.)
- KPTS (Channel 8; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: KANSAS PUBLIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE, INC.)
- KOOD (Channel 9; HAYS, KS; Owner: SMOKY HILLS PUBLIC TELEVISION CORP.)
- KSNC (Channel 2; GREAT BEND, KS; Owner: EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION OF WICHITA)
- KSCC (Channel 36; HUTCHINSON, KS; Owner: MERCURY BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- KWCV (Channel 33; WICHITA, KS; Owner: WLBB BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Sterling, Kansas:
- Fatal accident count: 1
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 0
- Fatalities: 1
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 1
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
Kansas average:
- Fatal accident count: 99
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 148
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 35
- Fatalities: 107
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 248
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 10
Sterling fatal accident list:
Jun 17, 1987 06:38 AM, 4th, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 3- Roderick H Rogers, 10 Km Wnw Of Sterling, Type: Tower, Structure height: 169.1 m, Overall height: 170 m, , Licensee ID: L00025408
Registrant: Ad Astra Per Aspera Broadcasting, Inc., 106 North Main Street, Hutchinson, KS 67501, Phone: (620) 665-5758, Email:
- Brent Kennel, Sw 1/4 Nw 1/4 Section 22, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.5 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight, LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw, Ste 100, Washington, DC 20006-1816, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
- Jennifer A Sirovica, 15th Road - Hv235/Sterling, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 94.4 m
Registrant: Horvath Towers, LLC, 401 E. Colfax Ave., Suite 101, South Bend, IN 46617, Phone: (574) 237-0464, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 7- 423 Pine Rd, Call Sign: KNAX482, Licensee ID: L00024068
Assigned Frequencies : 151.895 MHz Grant Date: 06/21/1996, Expiration Date: 06/21/2001, Cancelation Date: 08/26/2001
Registrant: Clarence Rauh Jr, 517 Evergreen Way, Sterling, KS 67579, Phone: (316) 278-3219 - Lat: 38.208333 Lon: -98.212833, Call Sign: WNRX282
Assigned Frequencies : 461.037 MHz Grant Date: 01/29/2005, Expiration Date: 04/17/2015
Registrant: Communication Systems LLC, 3777 Ne Hwy 61, Hutchinson, KS 67504, Phone: (620) 665-5180, Fax: (620) 665-6404, Email:
- 2085 Sr 14, Type: Tower, Structure height: 8 m, Overall height: 10 m, Call Sign: KYU306
Assigned Frequencies : 154.625 MHz, 154.625 MHz Grant Date: 03/29/2005, Expiration Date: 06/07/2015, Certifier: Delvin D Randolph
Registrant: Ita Inc, 1110 N Glebe Rd Ste 500, Arlington, VA 22201-5720, Fax: (703) 524-1074 - 4 Mi N 6 Mi E, Call Sign: KNEW922, Licensee ID: L00039245
Assigned Frequencies : 152.870 MHz Grant Date: 02/19/2003, Expiration Date: 02/16/2013
Registrant: Lee A Scheufler, 1810 22nd Road, Sterling, KS 67579, Phone: (316) 257-2508 - Near Ne Corner Of E 1/2 Se 1/4 2-21-8 2 Mi N 2 1/2 Mi E 1/2 Mi N W Side Rd, Call Sign: KUT437, Licensee ID: L00030734
Assigned Frequencies : 152.975 MHz Grant Date: 07/08/1997, Expiration Date: 09/03/2002, Cancelation Date: 01/12/2003
Registrant: Arthur H Oden, 1955 18th Srd, Sterling, KS 67579 - On Hwy K14 2 M N & 1 1/2 E, Call Sign: WSG498, Licensee ID: L00015928
Assigned Frequencies : 153.335 MHz Grant Date: 10/10/2001, Expiration Date: 10/10/2011
Registrant: John A Engelland, 1680 Avenue T, Sterling, KS 67579, Phone: (316) 278-2282 - Lat: 38.224722 Lon: -98.203111, Call Sign: WPTN724
Assigned Frequencies : 464.112 MHz Grant Date: 11/09/2001, Expiration Date: 11/09/2011, Certifier: Darron J Leiker
Registrant: Sunflower Communications, 1009 E 37th St, Hays, KS 67601, Phone: (785) 625-4257, Fax: (785) 628-0888
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Sterling)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 41
- Hazardous Condition: 1
Incident types - Sterling
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Sterling, KS
Sterling on our top lists:
- #22 on the list of "Top 101 cities with the largest percentage of people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus)"
- #37 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females working in industry: Educational services"
- #43 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Counselors, social workers, and other community and social service specialists"
- #50 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of males working in industry: Furniture and home furnishings, and household appliance stores"
- #60 on the list of "Top 101 cities with largest percentage of females in occupations: Fire fighting and prevention workers including supervisors"
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