Sterling, Connecticut

The town was incorporated in 1794 following approval of the CT Assembly, and was carved from northern part of the Town of Voluntown. Le Comte de Rochambeau, Jean Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, marched through and camped in the town during the American Revolutionary War on his way from landing at Narragansett Bay to join George Washington's forces on the Hudson River in 1781. A cotton mill was first established in Sterling in 1800. Charles Dow, of Dow Jones fame, was born in this community.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 27.3 square miles (71 km²), of which, 27.2 square miles (70 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km²) of it (0.29%) is water.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1820	1,200		—
1850	1,025		—
1860	1,051		2.5%
1870	1,022		−2.8%
1880	957		−6.4%
1890	1,051		9.8%
1900	1,209		15.0%
1910	1,283		6.1%
1920	1,266		−1.3%
1930	1,233		−2.6%
1940	1,251		1.5%
1950	1,298		3.8%
1960	1,397		7.6%
1970	1,853		32.6%
1980	1,791		−3.3%
1990	2,357		31.6%
2000	3,099		31.5%
2010	3,830		23.6%
Est. 2014	3,773	^[1]	−1.5%
U.S. Decennial Census^[2]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 3,099 people, 1,116 households, and 835 families residing in the town. Sterling's population increased 23.6% between 2000 and 2010, making it the third fastest-growing municipality in Connecticut that decade.^[4] The population density was 113.8 people per square mile (43.9/km²). There were 1,193 housing units at an average density of 43.8 per square mile (16.9/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 99.19% White, 0.71% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.16% from other races, and 2.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.32% of the population.

There were 1,116 households out of which 40.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.7% were married couples living together, 8.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.1% were non-families. 18.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.15.

In the town the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 7.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 104.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $49,167, and the median income for a family was $52,202. Males had a median income of $39,792 versus $26,167 for females. The per capita income for the town was $19,679. About 3.8% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 1.3% of those age 65 or over.

Notable locations

Dorrance Inn is a historic inn located at 748 Plainfield Pike and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Plainfield Pike
Sterling Hill Historic District (Plainfield and Sterling, Connecticut) was added to the National Register in 1986.

Education

The town operates the newer Sterling Community School after the construction, and closure of Sterling Memorial School.

Plainfield High School in Plainfield is the designated high school of the town. Residents are also given the option to send their children to Killingly High School or Ellis Tech. .

Notable people

Charles Dow (1851–1902), journalist and founder of the Dow Jones & Company was born in Sterling.
Allen Cleveland Lewis (1821–1877), founder of the Lewis Institute (later the Illinois Institute of Technology) was born in Sterling.
Tom "T-Bone" Stankus, musician.

References

↑ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014". Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
↑ http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-8.pdf "Connecticut: 2010 Population and Housing Unit Counts," U.S. Census Bureau, June 2012, page 32. Retrieved May 18, 2014.

External links

State of Connecticut

Hartford (capital)

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