Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area

The Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...

defined Micropolitan Statistical Area

United States micropolitan area

United States Micropolitan Statistical Areas , as defined by the United States Office of Management and Budget, are urban areas in the United States based around a core city or town with a population of 10,000 to 49,999. The micropolitan area designation was created in 2003...

located in the Sterling

Sterling, Colorado

The City of Sterling is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Logan County, Colorado, United States. The city population was 14,777 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Sterling is located at...

area of the State of Colorado

Colorado

Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains...

. The Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area is defined as Logan County, Colorado

Logan County, Colorado

Logan County is the 23rd most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county was named for General John A. Logan. The county population was 20,504 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Sterling...

. The Micropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 20,504 at the 2000 Census

United States Census, 2000

The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

. A July 1, 2009 U.S. Census Bureau estimate placed the population at 20,772.

The Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area includes the City of Sterling

Sterling, Colorado

, the Town of Crook

Crook, Colorado

Crook is a Statutory Town in Logan County, Colorado, United States. The population was 128 at the 2000 census.-History:The town was named for General George Crook, officer during the American Civil War and the Indian Wars.-Geography:...

, the Town of Fleming

Fleming, Colorado

Fleming is a Statutory Town in Logan County, Colorado, United States. The population was 426 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Fleming is located at ....

, the Town of Iliff

Iliff, Colorado

The Town of Iliff is a Statutory Town located in Logan County, Colorado, United States. The population was 213 at the 2000 census. The town's name is shared with the 2300 South block in the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area street system; Iliff Avenue is a major traffic artery in Aurora and has an...

, the Town of Merino

Merino, Colorado

Merino is a Statutory Town in Logan County, Colorado, United States. The population was 246 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Merino is located at ....

, the Town of Peetz

Peetz, Colorado

Peetz is a Statutory Town in Logan County, Colorado, United States. The population was 227 at the 2000 census. Peetz is home to the RE-5 School District and...

, and the unincorporated area

Unincorporated area

In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...

s of Logan County

Logan County, Colorado

See also