Sterling, Kansas
| Sterling, Kansas | |
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| City | |
 Location within Rice County and Kansas |
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 KDOT map of Rice County (legend) |
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| Coordinates: 38°12′38″N 98°12′16″W / 38.21056°N 98.20444°WCoordinates: 38°12′38″N 98°12′16″W / 38.21056°N 98.20444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Rice |
| Township | Sterling |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.71 sq mi (4.43 km2) |
| • Land | 1.67 sq mi (4.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,640 ft (500 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 2,328 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 2,293 |
| • Density | 1,400/sq mi (530/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 67579 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-68200 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0475908 |
| Website | City Website |
Sterling is a city in Rice County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 2,328. Sterling is home to Sterling College.
For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Rice County was founded.
Sterling was originally called Peace, and under the latter name was founded in 1872. In 1876, the name was changed to Sterling, by two brothers after their father Sterling Rosan.
In the 1890s, Jonathan S. Dillon sold groceries at his general store in Sterling. Later in 1913, he opened his first J.S. Dillon Cash Food Market in Hutchinson. Later he expanded into the Dillons grocery supermarket chain.
Sterling is located at 38°12′38″N 98°12′16″W / 38.21056°N 98.20444°W (38.210658, -98.204549). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.71 square miles (4.43 km2), of which, 1.67 square miles (4.33 km2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) is water.
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