Sterling is a home rule municipality and the county seat and most populous municipality of Logan County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 13,735 at the 2020 census. Sterling is the largest city in the Eastern Plains region of Colorado and the site of the domed Logan County Courthouse, built in 1909. The city is also home to Northeastern Junior College, enrolling over 1,500 students annually.
Mountain West
Sterling
Logan County, CO
Population
13,466
Walk Score
76 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$838
Median home value
$183,000
Settled
1868
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Downtown Sterling Historic District · listed 2013
Notable landmarks
- First United Presbyterian Church · listed 1982
- Harris, W. C., House · listed 1984
- I and M Building · listed 1982
- Logan County Courthouse · listed 1979
- Luft, Conrad, Sr., House · listed 1984
- Pantall Elementary School · listed 2015
- St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church · listed 1982
- Sterling Public Library · listed 2001
- Sterling Union Pacific Railroad Depot · listed 1986
- US Post Office, Federal Building, and Federal Courthouse-Sterling Main · listed 1986
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