Fun In New England - Massachusetts

Sterling

Official Website: www.town.sterling.ma.us
County: Worcester
Region: Fitchburg-Leominster Area
Year Settled: 1720
Incorporated as a Town: 1781
Land Area: 30.5 sq. miles
Population Density: 238 people/sq mile
Population from Census 2000: 7,257
Estimated Population for 2006: 7,847
Racial makeup of population: [+] show
97.6%White
0.5%Black
0.8%Hispanic
0.4%Asian
0.1%Native American
0.7%Other
Median Housing Unit Value in 2000: $196,000
Median Single Family House Sale Price in 2006: $360,000
Poverty: 2.9%
Violent Crime Index: 11 (low)
Property Crime Index: 13 (low)

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