City
City of Sterling
Sterling is a city in Illinois, in Whiteside County.
- State
- Illinois
- Population
- 14,535
- Officials listed
- 2
- Incorporated
- —
- Government type
- —
- Fiscal year starts
- —
- Region
- Not listed
- Coordinates
- 41.7997, -89.6959
- County
About Sterling
Sterling is listed in the Illinois city directory with Whiteside County. The directory currently includes 1,294 cities in Illinois and 11 in Whiteside County.
The Census place estimate for Sterling is 14,535 residents.
It is the largest city listed in Whiteside County.
Location
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Contact
The Illinois source used for this directory does not publish a mailing address or phone number for Sterling.
Council meetings
The Illinois source used for this directory does not publish a council meeting schedule for Sterling.
Officials (2)
The directory lists 2 officials for Sterling, reproduced from the Illinois source. Position titles link to the statewide position directory.
| Position | Name | Source profile |
|---|---|---|
| Clerk | Teri Sathoff | — |
| Mayor | Diana Merdian | — |
Other cities in Whiteside County
Sterling is one of 11 cities the directory lists in Whiteside County. The other cities, ordered by population, are below.
| City | Population |
|---|---|
| Rock Falls | 8,614 |
| Morrison | 3,988 |
| Fulton | 3,581 |
| Prophetstown | 1,906 |
| Erie | 1,491 |
| Albany | 851 |
| Tampico | 675 |
| Lyndon | 529 |
Source
City, county, contact, meeting, and official records for Sterling are reproduced from Illinois Blue Book incorporated places + Census estimates.
Population figures are Census place estimates. Fields the source does not publish are left blank rather than inferred. See the Illinois coverage page and the About page for sourcing and corrections.