Sterling, Utah

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Population in July 2007: 253.

Males: 123	(48.9%)
Females: 130	(51.1%)

Median resident age:	28.2 years
Utah median age:	27.1 years

Zip codes: 84665.

Estimated median household income in 2007: $37,007 (it was $27,019 in 2000)

Sterling:	$37,007
Utah:	$55,109

Estimated per capita income in 2007: $15,501

Sterling:	$15,501
Utah:	$22,603

Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $155,583 (it was $85,000 in 2000)

Sterling:	$155,583
Utah:	$218,700

Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $171,381; Detached houses: $170,184; Mobile homes: $75,833

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Races in Sterling:

White Non-Hispanic (96.6%)
Hispanic (1.7%)
American Indian (1.7%)
Two or more races (0.9%)

2008 cost of living index in Sterling: 86.9 (less than average, U.S. average is 100)

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Ancestries: English (28.9%), Danish (15.3%), Irish (7.7%), Norwegian (6.4%), Scottish (5.5%), German (5.1%).

Current Local Time: MST time zone

Elevation: 5414 feet

Land area: 0.24 square miles.

Population density: 1051 people per square mile

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For population 25 years and over in Sterling

High school or higher: 81.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.1%
Graduate or professional degree: 5.0%
Unemployed: 7.8%
Mean travel time to work: 37.0 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Sterling town

Never married: 18.2%
Now married: 55.8%
Separated: 0.0%
Widowed: 7.8%
Divorced: 18.2%

6 residents are foreign born (2.1% Latin America, 0.4% Europe).

This town:	2.6%
Utah:	7.1%

According to our research there was one registered sex offender living in Sterling, Utah in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Sterling to the number of sex offenders is 253 to 1.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Sterling:	0.5% ($420)
Utah:	0.7% ($956)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Provo, UT (72.7 miles , pop. 105,166).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Las Vegas, NV (283.5 miles , pop. 478,434).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Phoenix, AZ (392.5 miles , pop. 1,321,045).

Nearest cities: Mayfield, UT (2.3 miles ), Manti, UT (2.4 miles ), Gunnison, UT (2.7 miles ), Centerfield, UT (2.9 miles ), Fayette, UT (3.0 miles ), Ephraim, UT (3.6 miles ), Redmond, UT (4.0 miles ), Salina, UT (4.4 miles ).

Latitude: 39.19 N, Longitude: 111.69 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 435

Most common industries for males (%):

Construction (27%)
Public administration (16%)
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting (11%)
Other transportation, and support activities, and couriers (11%)
Social assistance (11%)
Computer and electronic products (8%)
Metal and metal products (5%)

Most common industries for females (%):

Educational services (26%)
Public administration (20%)
Food and beverage stores (11%)
Used merchandise, gift, novelty, and souvenir, and other miscellaneous stores (9%)
Finance and insurance (9%)
Construction (7%)
Other direct selling establishments (4%)

Most common occupations for males (%)

Law enforcement workers including supervisors (16%)
Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (16%)
Electricians (11%)
Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (11%)
Bus drivers (11%)
Other management occupations except farmers and farm managers (5%)
Engineers (5%)

Most common occupations for females (%)

Secretaries and administrative assistants (17%)
Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (13%)
Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (9%)
Top executives (7%)
Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
Other sales and related workers including supervisors (7%)
Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (7%)

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Average climate in Sterling, Utah

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Sterling-area historical earthquake activity is above Utah state average. It is 196% greater than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/17/2003 at 01:04:19, a magnitude 4.7 (4.7 MB, 4.4 ML, Depth: 0.2 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 23.9 miles away from Sterling center
On 7/19/2001 at 20:15:34, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 MB, 4.3 ML, Depth: 2.3 mi) earthquake occurred 33.3 miles away from the city center
On 6/24/1992 at 07:31:20, a magnitude 4.4 (4.4 MB, 4.4 ML, Depth: 0.1 mi) earthquake occurred 29.4 miles away from the city center
On 1/2/1998 at 07:28:29, a magnitude 4.5 (4.5 ML, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 80.2 miles away from Sterling center
On 1/6/1996 at 12:55:58, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.2 MD, Depth: 0.4 mi) earthquake occurred 43.9 miles away from the city center
On 8/6/2007 at 08:48:40, a magnitude 4.2 (4.2 MB, 3.9 ML, Depth: 1.0 mi) earthquake occurred 30.7 miles away from Sterling center
Magnitude types: body-wave magnitude (MB), duration magnitude (MD), local magnitude (ML)

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Hospitals/medical centers near Sterling:

GUNNISON VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; GUNNISON, UT)
SANPETE VALLEY HOSPITAL (about 12 miles; MOUNT PLEASANT, UT)
CENTRAL VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 36 miles; NEPHI, UT)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Sterling:

SNOW COLLEGE (about 13 miles; EPHRAIM, UT; Full-time enrollment: 2,632)
UTAH VALLEY STATE COLLEGE (about 75 miles; OREM, UT; FT enrollment: 14,182)
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY (about 81 miles; PROVO, UT; FT enrollment: 29,977)
UNIVERSITY OF PHOENIX-UTAH CAMPUS (about 103 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 2,021)
SALT LAKE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 103 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 11,896)
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH (about 109 miles; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 19,866)
SOUTHERN UTAH UNIVERSITY (about 132 miles; CEDAR CITY, UT; FT enrollment: 5,091)

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Church in Sterling: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Hotel: Palisade Lodge (North Highway 89).

Drinking water stations with addresses in Sterling and their reported violations in the past:

STERLING TOWN WATER SYS (Population served: 325, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

One routine major monitoring violation

One minor monitoring violation

23 regular monitoring violations

PALISADE LODGE (Population served: 25, Groundwater):

Past monitoring violations:

Notification, Public - Between APR-1998 and JUN-1998, Contaminant: Coliform (TCR)

3 routine major monitoring violations

One minor monitoring violation

3 regular monitoring violations

Drinking water stations with addresses in Sterling that have no violations reported:

PALISADE STATE PARK (Population served: 300, Primary Water Source Type: Groundwater)

Average household size:

This town:	3.2 people
Utah:	3.1 people

Percentage of family households:

This town:	79.5%
Whole state:	76.3%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This town:	2.7%
Whole state:	3.4%

No gay or lesbian households reported

Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	10.6%
Whole state:	9.4%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:

This town:	2.8%
Whole state:	3.9%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Sterling, UT

Sterling compared to Utah state average:

Median household income below state average.
Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
Median age below state average.
Renting percentage below state average.

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Educational Attainment

School Enrollment by Level of School

Sterling mode of transportation to work chart

2004 Presidential Election results in Sanpete County Utah:

Most commonly used house heating fuel:
	Utility gas (66%) Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (16%) Wood (9%) Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)

Religion statistics for Sterling

Name	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	Southern Baptist Convention	Catholic Church	Presbyterian Church (USA)	Other religions
Adherents	99.0%	0.5%	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
Congregations	91.7%	3.3%	3.3%	1.7%	N/A

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.

Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
Function	Full-time employees	Monthly full-time payroll	Average yearly full-time wage	Part-time employees	Monthly part-time payroll
Financial Administration	1	$6,644	$79,728	0	$0
Other Government Administration	0	$0		6	$4,518
Firefighters	0	$0		1	$225
Parks and Recreation	1	$1,018	$12,216	0	$0
Totals for Government	2	$7,662	$45,972	7	$4,743

Sterling government finances in 2002:

Charges - Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $1,000
Construction - Water Utilities: $27,000
Current Operations - Financial Administration: $16,000
Water Utilities: $14,000

Regular Highways: $5,000

Parks & Recreation: $4,000

Miscellaneous Commercial Activities, NEC: $3,000

Fire Protection: $3,000

Solid Waste Management: $2,000

Police Protection: $1,000
Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $38,000
Local Intergovernmental - All Other: $2,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Water Utilities: $213,000
Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Water Utilities: $203,000
Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Water Utilities: $10,000
Miscellaneous - Property Sale Other: $52,000
Interest Earnings: $5,000

General Revenue, NEC: $4,000

Rents: $2,000
Other Capital Outlay - Fire Protection: $70,000
Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $126,000
Revenue - Water Utilities: $34,000
Short Term Debt Outstanding - End of Fiscal Year: $60,000
Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $10,000
State Intergovernmental - All Other: $17,000
Highways: $13,000
Tax - Total General Sales: $22,000
Property: $8,000

NEC: $1,000
Total Salaries & Wages: $22,000
Water Utilities - Interest on Debt: $13,000

8.05% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,068 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.05%
Utah average:	8.03%

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:

from Salt Lake County, UT	1.86% ($42,374 average AGI)
from Utah County, UT	1.34% ($32,265)
from Sevier County, UT	0.50% ($27,000)

8.85% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($26,931 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	8.85%
Utah average:	7.46%

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:

to Utah County, UT	2.05% ($28,117 average AGI)
to Salt Lake County, UT	1.33% ($25,904)
to Washington County, UT	0.67% ($32,857)

Strongest AM radio stations in Sterling:

KMTI (650 AM; 10 kW; MANTI, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KALL (700 AM; 50 kW; NORTH SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
KOAL (750 AM; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: EASTERN UTAH BROADCASTING CO.)
KIQN (1010 AM; 50 kW; TOOELE, UT)
KSVC (980 AM; 5 kW; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
KSL (1160 AM; 50 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: BONNEVILLE HOLDING COMPANY)
KSLL (1080 AM; daytime; 10 kW; PRICE, UT; Owner: AGAINST THE WIND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KNZZ (1100 AM; 50 kW; GRAND JUNCTION, CO; Owner: M B C GRAND BROADCASTING, INC.)
KTKK (630 AM; 10 kW; SANDY, UT; Owner: UNITED BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KKDS (1060 AM; 10 kW; SOUTH SALT LAKE, UT; Owner: HOLIDAY BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KOVO (960 AM; 5 kW; PROVO, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING LLC)
KBEE (860 AM; 10 kW; SALT LAKE CITY, UT; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
KTNN (660 AM; 50 kW; WINDOW ROCK, AZ; Owner: THE NAVAJO NATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Sterling:

KLGL (97.5 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY BROADCASTING CO.)
KCYQ (93.7 FM; RICHFIELD, UT; Owner: MID-UTAH RADIO, INC.)
KMXU (105.1 FM; MANTI, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, LLC)
K255AD (98.9 FM; RURAL GARFIELD, ETC., UT; Owner: GARFIELD COUNTY)
K288AN (105.5 FM; PRICE, UT; Owner: CARBON COUNTY)
KQMB (102.7 FM; MIDVALE, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
KXRK (96.3 FM; PROVO, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
K208AQ (89.5 FM; PRICE, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
KTCE (92.3 FM; PAYSON, UT; Owner: MOENKOPI COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
K264AC (100.7 FM; RURAL UTAH COUNTY, UT; Owner: SIMMONS-SLC, LS, LLC)
K208BZ (89.5 FM; SPANISH FORK, UT; Owner: BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY)
KMDG (103.9 FM; NEPHI, UT; Owner: MILLCREEK BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
K221AC (92.1 FM; MANTI, UT; Owner: MANTI CITY)

TV broadcast stations around Sterling:

K29EM (Channel 29; MANTI & EPHRAIM, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY)
K31FN (Channel 31; MANTI & EPHRAIM, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY)
K09FM (Channel 9; MANTI, ETC., UT; Owner: MANTI CITY CORPORATION)
K11FP (Channel 11; MANTI, ETC., UT; Owner: MANTI CITY CORPORATION)
K33FT (Channel 33; MANTI, EPHRAIM, UT; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF UTAH)
K07PE (Channel 7; MAYFIELD, UT; Owner: MAYFIELD TOWN T. V.)
K09JH (Channel 9; MAYFIELD, UT; Owner: MAYFIELD TOWN T.V.)
K11JK (Channel 11; MAYFIELD, UT; Owner: MAYFIELD TOWN T.V.)
K13FF (Channel 13; MANTI, ETC., UT; Owner: MANTI CITY CORPORATION)
K13JP (Channel 13; MAYFIELD, UT; Owner: MAYFIELD TOWN T.V.)
K25GS (Channel 25; MANTI & EPHRAIM, UT; Owner: SANPETE COUNTY)

Sterling fatal accident list:
Aug 18, 2005 08:10 AM, Sr-89, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1

FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1

GUNNISON, 2 Miles Wnw Of, Overall height: 13.1 m, Call Sign: KXR24
6226.90 MHz, 6286.20 MHz, 6345.50 MHz, 6197.20 MHz, 6256.50 MHz, 6315.90 MHz, 6375.20 MHz, 6226.90 MHz, 6286.20 MHz, 6345.50 MHz... (+4 more)
Grant Date: 09/06/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010
Registrant: Qwest Corporation, 700 W. Mineral Ave., Rm. Ia-C7.18, Littleton, CO 80120, Phone: (303) 707-8714, Fax: (303) 707-9711, Email:

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1

Call Sign: KB1TA, Previous Call Sign: KD7SL, Licensee ID: L00784690
Grant Date: 12/23/2003, Expiration Date: 03/22/2014, Certifier: Anita R Mitchell
Registrant: Anita R Mitchell, Sterling, UT 84665

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