Drinking water stations with addresses in Sterling and their reported violations in the past:
RIFLE RIVER CANOE (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
NEMCSA HEAD START (Population served: 40, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In JUN-2006, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Violation/Reminder Notice (JUN-07-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
STERLING HEALTH CTR (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - Between OCT-1996 and DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-21-1996), St Violation/Reminder Notice (NOV-21-1996), St Compliance achieved (DEC-09-1996)
RIVER VIEW CMPGRD & CANOE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
RIFLE RIVER CAMP/CAN (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One routine major monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
WHITES RIVER CG/REST (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- One regular monitoring violation
M.J.'S (Population served: 25, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 3 regular monitoring violations
Drinking water stations with addresses in Sterling that have no violations reported:
- WHITES CANOE LIVERY (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- WHITES CANOE LIVERY WELL (Population served: 100, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- STERLING AREA DENTAL CLINIC (Population served: 45, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- IVAS CHICKEN DINNERS (Population served: 35, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- OGEMAW CLINIC (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
- MAPLE RIDGE HARDWOODS INC. (Population served: 25, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)
Average household size:
| This village: |  2.4 people | | Michigan: |  2.6 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This village: | 71.4% | | Whole state: | 68.0% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This village: | 5.4% | | Whole state: | 5.3% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This village: | 9.8% | | Whole state: | 10.5% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This village: | 3.0% | | Whole state: | 4.8% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sterling, MI
70 people in nursing homes
12 people in other group homes
Sterling compared to Michigan state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Arenac County Michigan:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (89%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (5%)
- Electricity (3%)
- Wood (2%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (1%)
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Religon statistics for Sterling
| Name | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Lutheran Church | The Wesleyan Church | Evangelical Lutheran Church in America |
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| Adherents | 50.3% | 13.3% | 10.7% | 4.8% | 4.2% |
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| Congregations | 16.7% | 20.0% | 6.7% | 6.7% | 3.3% |
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| Name | Conservative Mennonite Conference | Pentecostal Church of God | Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | General Association of Regular Baptist Churches | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.6% | 2.8% | 1.8% | 1.6% | 6.8% |
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| Congregations | 6.7% | 3.3% | 6.7% | 3.3% | 26.7% |
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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 |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $425 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 8 | $753 |
| Sewerage |
1 | $2,805 | $33,660 | 1 | $343 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $2,805 | $33,660 | 10 | $1,521 |
5.90% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,966 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.90% | | Michigan average: | 5.24% |
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:
6.63% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($32,292 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.63% | | Michigan average: | 5.98% |
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:
- WOAP (1080 AM; 50 kW; OWOSSO, MI)
- WTCM (580 AM; 35 kW; TRAVERSE CITY, MI; Owner: WTCM RADIO, INC.)
- WLDR (1210 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KINGSLEY, MI; Owner: FORT BEND BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WWJ (950 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WSGW (790 AM; 5 kW; SAGINAW, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
- WJR (760 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WXYT (1270 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING CORP. OF DETROIT)
- WMAX (1440 AM; 5 kW; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: AM MEDIA SERVICES, L.L.C.)
- WFDF (910 AM; 50 kW; FLINT, MI; Owner: ABC, INC.)
- WCHB (1200 AM; 50 kW; TAYLOR, MI; Owner: RADIO ONE OF DETROIT, LLC)
- WDFN (1130 AM; 50 kW; DETROIT, MI; Owner: AMFM RADIO LICENSES, L.L.C.)
- WTMJ (620 AM; 50 kW; MILWAUKEE, WI; Owner: JOURNAL BROADCAST CORPORATION)
- WKAR (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; EAST LANSING, MI; Owner: MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY)
Strongest FM radio stations in Sterling:
- WWCM (96.9 FM; STANDISH, MI; Owner: CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY)
- WSAG (104.1 FM; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: BLUE MOOSE BROADCASTING, LLC)
- WKQZ (93.3 FM; MIDLAND, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WYLZ (100.9 FM; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WHNN (96.1 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W220BR (91.9 FM; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WCEN-FM (94.5 FM; HEMLOCK, MI; Owner: NM LICENSING LLC)
- WUPS (98.5 FM; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: COLTRACE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WUGN (99.7 FM; MIDLAND, MI; Owner: FAMILY LIFE BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC)
- WIOG (102.5 FM; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WEJC (88.3 FM; WHITE STAR, MI; Owner: SUPERIOR COMMUNICATIONS)
- WGDN-FM (103.1 FM; GLADWIN, MI; Owner: APPLE BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WMRX-FM (97.7 FM; BEAVERTON, MI; Owner: STEEL BROADCASTING, INC)
- WBMI (105.5 FM; WEST BRANCH, MI; Owner: NORTHERN RADIO NETWORK CORPORATION)
- WPRJ (101.7 FM; COLEMAN, MI; Owner: COME TOGETHER MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WHST (106.1 FM; TAWAS CITY, MI; Owner: NORTHERN CHRISTIAN RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Sterling:
- W15BP (Channel 15; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WUHO-LP (Channel 57; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- WNEM-TV (Channel 5; BAY CITY, MI; Owner: MEREDITH CORPORATION)
- W58CW (Channel 58; PINCONNING, MI; Owner: P & P CABLE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.)
- W61CS (Channel 61; HOUGHTON LAKE, MI; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
Sterling fatal accident list:
Jul 16, 1977 07:22 AM, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 10, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 4- 1670 Able Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 100.8 m
Registrant: Agri Valley Communications Inc Dba , 1670 Able Rd, Sterling, MI 48659, Phone: (517) 654-2400 - Jerri L Janjua, Standish Cell Site, Type: Tower, Structure height: 106 m, Overall height: 106 m
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 1120 Sanctuary Pkwy Gasareg, Alpharetta, GA 30009-7630, Phone: (770) 797-1070, Email:
- Edward G Roach, Klein Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.4 m, Overall height: 88.4 m
Registrant: Aat Communications Corporation, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
- Alexander Nowakowski, Bear Creek Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 133.2 m, Overall height: 140.8 m
Registrant: Michigan Dept. Of Information Technology - Mpscs, 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48909-8131, Phone: (517) 333-5010, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1- Standish 1670 Able Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91 m, Overall height: 101 m, Call Sign: WPQG919
Assigned Frequencies : 929.487 MHz
Grant Date: 06/15/1998, Expiration Date: 06/15/2008, Cancelation Date: 02/05/2005, Certifier: Ronald P Beadles
Registrant: Verizon Wireless, 500 West Dove Road, Southlake, TX 76092, Phone: (682) 831-3671, Fax: (682) 831-3673, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3- Bear Creek Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 133 m, Overall height: 141 m, Call Sign: WPQD466
Assigned Frequencies : 868.387 MHz, 866.012 MHz, 866.487 MHz, 866.962 MHz, 867.437 MHz
Grant Date: 03/15/2005, Expiration Date: 06/01/2015, Certifier: Harry Warner
Registrant: Michigan Dept Of Information Technology, 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48909-8131, Phone: (517) 333-5010, Fax: (517) 336-6222, Email:
- Sterling Plant 39000 Mound Rd, Call Sign: KKW341
Assigned Frequencies : 462.325 MHz
Grant Date: 01/11/2003, Expiration Date: 03/23/2013, Certifier: Charles E Frayer
Registrant: Ford Communications Inc, 1333 Fairlane Circle, Allen Park, MI 48101, Phone: (313) 323-1418, Fax: (313) 322-1807, Email:
- Bear Creek Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 133.2 m, Overall height: 140.8 m, Call Sign: WQHU370
Assigned Frequencies : 868.875 MHz
Grant Date: 04/15/2009, Expiration Date: 10/12/2009, Certifier: Alexander Nowakowski Jr
Registrant: Michigan Dept. Of Information Technology, 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48909-8131, Phone: (517) 333-5010, Fax: (517) 336-6222, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 3- STERLING, Bear Creek Rd, Type: Tower, Structure height: 133.2 m, Overall height: 140.8 m, Call Sign: WPQL948, Licensee ID: L00001365
Assigned Frequencies : 6765.00 MHz, 6805.00 MHz, 6785.00 MHz
Grant Date: 06/02/2000, Expiration Date: 06/02/2010, Certifier: Harry Warner
Registrant: State Of Michigan, 4000 Collins Road, Lansing, MI 48909-8131, Phone: (517) 336-6623, Fax: (517) 336-6222, Email:
- Sterling, Lat: 44.035556 Lon: -84.008611, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 100.8 m, Call Sign: WQJY872
Assigned Frequencies : 3650.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/20/2009, Expiration Date: 02/20/2019, Certifier: John Ogren
Registrant: Law Office Of Suzanne S. Goodwyn, 1234 Tottenham Court, Reston, VA 20194, Phone: (703) 444-8804, Fax: (703) 444-1077, Email:
- Sterling East, Lat: 44.036389 Lon: -84.055000, Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.4 m, Call Sign: WQJY872
Assigned Frequencies : 3650.00 MHz
Grant Date: 02/20/2009, Expiration Date: 02/20/2019, Certifier: John Ogren
Registrant: Law Office Of Suzanne S. Goodwyn, 1234 Tottenham Court, Reston, VA 20194, Phone: (703) 444-8804, Fax: (703) 444-1077, Email:
FCC Registered Paging Towers: 1- 1670 Able Road, Overall height: 74.7 m, Call Sign: KNKO294
Assigned Frequencies : 931.337 MHz
Grant Date: 06/07/2004, Expiration Date: 06/22/2014, Certifier: J. Roy Pottle
Registrant: American Messaging Services, LLC, 1720 Lakepointe Drive, #100, Lewisville, TX 75057, Phone: (214) 222-6460, Fax: (972) 353-1912, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 13 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Sterling)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 3- Aircraft: LUSCOMBE 8A (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 86 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR A&C65 SERIES (65 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2193B , Serial Number: 6620, Year manufactured: 1949, Airworthiness Date: 08/12/1955
Registrant (Individual): William F Server, 2831 Lincoln, Sterling, MI 48659 - Aircraft: CESSNA 172D (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 105 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-300 SER (145 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 2907U , Serial Number: 17250507, Year manufactured: 1963, Airworthiness Date: 07/16/1963
Registrant (Individual): William F Server, 2831 Lincoln, Sterling, MI 48659 - Aircraft: CESSNA 182P (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 120 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 52466 , Serial Number: 18262629, Year manufactured: 1973, Airworthiness Date: 12/20/1973
Registrant (Individual): Louis J Stanley, Po Box 374, Sterling, MI 48659
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 43
- Hazardous Condition: 15
Incident types - Sterling
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Sterling, MI
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