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sterling alaska wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 geography toggle geography subsection 1 1 climate 2 demographics toggle demographics subsection 2 1 2020 census 2 2 2000 census 3 history 4 parks 5 references toggle the table of contents sterling alaska 27 languages العربية مصرى تۆرکجه català нохчийн cebuano deutsch español euskara فارسی français گیلکی italiano ladin नेपाल भाषा nederlands polski português srpskohrvatski српскохрватски српски srpski svenska татарча tatarça українська اردو volapük 閩南語 bân lâm gí 中文 edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide coordinates 60 31 47 n 150 47 52 w 60 52972 n 150 79778 w 60 52972 150 79778 from wikipedia the free encyclopedia census designated place in alaska united states sterling alaska census designated place location in kenai peninsula borough alaska coordinates 60 31 47 n 150 47 52 w 60 52972 n 150 79778 w 60 52972 150 79778 country united states state alaska borough kenai peninsula government borough mayor peter micciche state senator jesse bjorkman r state rep ben carpenter r area 1 total 79 64 sq mi 206 26 km 2 land 77 78 sq mi 201 45 km 2 water 1 86 sq mi 4 81 km 2 elevation 220 ft 67 m population 2020 total 5 918 density 76 1 sq mi 29 38 km 2 time zone utc 9 alaska akst summer dst utc 8 akdt zip code 99672 area code 907 fips code 02 73070 gnis feature id 1414063 sterling is a census designated place cdp in kenai peninsula borough alaska united states at the 2020 census the population was 5 918 up from 5 617 in 2010 2 sterling is the tenth most populated cdp in alaska geography edit sterling is located on the western side of the kenai peninsula at 60 31 47 n 150 47 52 w 60 52972 n 150 79778 w 60 52972 150 79778 60 529635 150 797887 3 it is bordered to the west by ridgeway to the southwest by soldotna and to the south by funny river soldotna creek forms the western boundary of the community and the kenai river forms the southern boundary alaska route 1 the sterling highway runs through the community leading southwest 11 miles 18 km to the center of soldotna and east 34 miles 55 km to cooper landing at the outlet of kenai lake the city of kenai is 22 miles 35 km to the west via soldotna according to the united states census bureau the sterling cdp has a total area of 79 7 square miles 206 3 km 2 of which 77 8 square miles 201 4 km 2 are land and 1 9 square miles 4 9 km 2 or 2 36 are water 2 climate edit sterling has a continental subarctic climate köppen dsc climate data for sterling alaska 1954 1968 normals and extremes month jan feb mar apr may jun jul aug sep oct nov dec year record high f c 45 7 49 9 50 10 66 19 71 22 80 27 83 28 81 27 69 21 60 16 49 9 44 7 83 28 mean daily maximum f c 18 4 7 6 24 7 4 1 32 8 0 4 42 8 6 0 54 9 12 7 62 6 17 0 64 7 18 2 63 3 17 4 54 6 12 6 40 9 4 9 27 5 2 5 15 6 9 1 41 9 5 5 daily mean f c 8 7 12 9 13 5 10 3 19 5 6 9 33 0 0 6 43 8 6 6 51 3 10 7 54 4 12 4 53 7 12 1 45 3 7 4 31 9 0 1 19 3 7 1 7 0 13 9 31 8 0 1 mean daily minimum f c 1 1 18 4 2 3 16 5 6 3 14 3 23 1 4 9 32 7 0 4 40 0 4 4 44 0 6 7 44 1 6 7 36 1 2 3 24 9 3 9 11 2 11 6 1 6 18 7 21 7 5 7 record low f c 42 41 47 44 47 44 6 21 19 7 25 4 30 1 24 4 12 11 13 25 31 35 41 41 47 44 average precipitation inches mm 1 04 26 1 14 29 0 58 15 1 00 25 0 86 22 1 21 31 2 54 65 2 98 76 2 40 61 1 43 36 1 42 36 1 45 37 18 04 458 average snowfall inches cm 8 7 22 14 4 37 5 7 14 4 2 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 11 10 5 27 13 9 35 61 8 157 average precipitation days 0 01 in 5 6 4 6 7 9 13 12 13 9 8 8 98 source wrcc 4 demographics edit historical population census pop note 1960 115 1970 30 73 9 1980 919 2 963 3 1990 3 802 313 7 2000 4 705 23 8 2010 5 617 19 4 2020 5 918 5 4 u s decennial census 5 sterling first appeared on the 1960 u s census as an unincorporated village in 1980 it was made a census designated place cdp 2020 census edit as of the 2020 census sterling had a population of 5 918 the median age was 47 0 years 20 7 of residents were under the age of 18 and 21 8 of residents were 65 years of age or older for every 100 females there were 111 1 males and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 111 0 males age 18 and over 6 7 0 0 of residents lived in urban areas while 100 0 lived in rural areas 8 there were 2 475 households in sterling of which 22 7 had children under the age of 18 living in them of all households 57 1 were married couple households 22 5 were households with a male householder and no spouse or partner present and 14 7 were households with a female householder and no spouse or partner present about 27 8 of all households were made up of individuals and 11 8 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older 6 there were 3 611 housing units of which 31 5 were vacant the homeowner vacancy rate was 3 0 and the rental vacancy rate was 10 7 6 racial composition as of the 2020 census 7 race number percent white 5 017 84 8 black or african american 21 0 4 american indian and alaska native 218 3 7 asian 74 1 3 native hawaiian and other pacific islander 16 0 3 some other race 64 1 1 two or more races 508 8 6 hispanic or latino of any race 188 3 2 2000 census edit as of the 2000 census there were 4 705 people 1 676 households and 1 305 families residing in the cdp 9 the population density was 60 9 inhabitants per square mile 23 5 km 2 there were 2 554 housing units at an average density of 33 0 per square mile 12 7 km 2 the racial makeup of the cdp was 92 7 white 0 4 black or african american 3 3 alaskan native 0 5 asian 0 1 pacific islander 0 6 from other races and 2 5 from two or more races 1 2 of the population were hispanic or latino of any race there were 1 676 households out of which 40 0 had children under the age of 18 living with them 66 5 were married couples living together 6 7 had a female householder with no husband present and 22 1 were non families 17 6 of all households were made up of individuals and 3 4 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older the average household size was 2 80 and the average family size was 3 16 in the cdp the population was spread out with 30 6 under the age of 18 6 9 from 18 to 24 29 0 from 25 to 44 26 8 from 45 to 64 and 6 7 who were 65 years of age or older the median age was 36 years for every 100 females there were 108 4 males for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 108 2 males the median income for a household in the cdp was 47 700 and the median income for a family was 53 889 males had a median income of 45 063 versus 27 946 for females the per capita income for the cdp was 20 741 about 7 7 of families and 10 0 of the population were below the poverty line including 11 8 of those under age 18 and 5 9 of those age 65 or over history edit the town now known as sterling was originally called naptowne when it was first opened for settlement in 1947 10 however the area which had a few homesteaders by then acquired a post office in 1954 which was given the designation of sterling after the sterling highway that served the area 11 an archaeological site containing prehistoric dena ina house pits has been discovered near sterling showing that the area was inhabited in prehistoric times the main industries around sterling today are support for tourism and sport fishing and hunting parks edit sterling is adjacent to the kenai national wildlife refuge and also two alaska state parks scout lake state recreation site is a 164 acres 66 ha day use only park 12 the park has a picnic shelter and a lake stocked with rainbow trout and arctic grayling 13 morgan s landing state recreation area is the headquarters for alaska state parks on the kenai peninsula the park is 279 acres 113 ha and has a campground and one of the few public access points for bank fishing on the middle kenai river 14 13 references edit 2020 u s gazetteer files united states census bureau retrieved october 29 2021 1 2 2020 census data cities and census designated places web state of alaska department of labor and workforce development retrieved october 31 2021 us gazetteer files 2010 2000 and 1990 united states census bureau february 12 2011 retrieved april 23 2011 sterling alaska 508727 western regional climate center retrieved august 20 2022 u s decennial census census gov retrieved june 6 2013 1 2 3 2020 decennial census demographic profile dp1 united states census bureau 2021 retrieved april 27 2026 1 2 2020 decennial census redistricting data public law 94 171 united states census bureau 2021 retrieved april 27 2026 2020 decennial census demographic and housing characteristics dhc united states census bureau 2023 retrieved april 27 2026 u s census website united states census bureau retrieved january 31 2008 naptowne revisited alaska science forum www gi alaska edu archived from the original on july 21 2001 u s geological survey geographic names information system sterling alaska scout lake srs alaska department of natural resources 1 2 the milepost 2018 edition page 538 isbn 9781892154378 morgan s landing sra alaska department of natural resources v t e municipalities and communities of kenai peninsula borough alaska united states borough seat soldotna cities homer kachemak kenai seldovia seward soldotna kenai peninsula borough map cdps anchor point bear creek beluga clam gulch cohoe cooper landing crown point diamond ridge fox river fritz creek funny river halibut cove happy valley hope kalifornsky kasilof lowell point moose pass nanwalek nikiski nikolaevsk ninilchik point possession port graham primrose ridgeway salamatof seldovia village sterling sunrise tyonek unincorporated communities jakolof bay kachemak selo razdolna voznesenka ghost town portlock alaska portal united states portal v t e kenai river system bodies of water snow river trail river trail lakes kenai lake kenai river russian river killey river moose river hidden lake skilak lake settlements primrose alaska nellie s homestead crown point moose pass cooper landing sterling funny river soldotna ridgeway kenai protected areas chugach national forest kenai mountains turnagain arm national heritage area kenai national wildlife refuge kenai river special management area authority control databases international viaf national united states retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title sterling _alaska oldid 1374938020 categories census 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