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Sterling is a city in Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 4,705, and the majority of the population comprises White Americans.
Sterling is 18 miles to the east of Kenai.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 79.4 square miles, of which, 77.3 square miles of it is land and 2.1 square miles of it (2.62%) is water.
The town now known as Sterling was originally called Naptowne when it was first opened for settlement in 1947. However, the area got a post office in 1954 which was given the designation of Sterling after the Sterling Highway that served the area.
An archaeological site, containing prehistoric Dena'ina house pits, has been discovered near Sterling, showing that the area was inhabited in prehistoric times.
The primary industries around Sterling today are support for tourism, fishing for sport, and hunting.
| Label | Estimate | Margin of Error | Percent | Percent Margin of Error |
 SEX AND AGE |
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| Total population |
6,016 | ±663 | 6,016% | (x) |
| Male | 3,229 | ±371 | 54% | ±3 |
| Female | 2,787 | ±380 | 46% | ±3 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 116 | ±14 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 5 years | 287 | ±151 | 5% | ±2 |
| 5 to 9 years | 568 | ±200 | 9% | ±3 |
| 10 to 14 years | 189 | ±100 | 3% | ±2 |
| 15 to 19 years | 262 | ±113 | 4% | ±2 |
| 20 to 24 years | 285 | ±148 | 5% | ±2 |
| 25 to 34 years | 712 | ±226 | 12% | ±4 |
| 35 to 44 years | 634 | ±196 | 11% | ±3 |
| 45 to 54 years | 792 | ±230 | 13% | ±4 |
| 55 to 59 years | 332 | ±148 | 6% | ±3 |
| 60 to 64 years | 718 | ±180 | 12% | ±3 |
| 65 to 74 years | 807 | ±209 | 13% | ±3 |
| 75 to 84 years | 358 | ±133 | 6% | ±2 |
| 85 years and over | 72 | ±73 | 1% | ±1 |
| Median age (years) | 46 | ±4 | (x) | (x) |
| Under 18 years | 1,248 | ±338 | 21% | ±4 |
| 16 years and over | 4,921 | ±521 | 82% | ±4 |
| 18 years and over | 4,768 | ±495 | 79% | ±4 |
| 21 years and over | 4,630 | ±478 | 77% | ±4 |
| 62 years and over | 1,579 | ±299 | 26% | ±5 |
| 65 years and over | 1,237 | ±261 | 21% | ±4 |
| 18 years and over |
4,768 | ±495 | 4,768% | (x) |
| Male | 2,547 | ±263 | 53% | ±3 |
| Female | 2,221 | ±303 | 47% | ±3 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 115 | ±14 | (x) | (x) |
| 65 years and over |
1,237 | ±261 | 1,237% | (x) |
| Male | 654 | ±176 | 53% | ±9 |
| Female | 583 | ±161 | 47% | ±9 |
| Sex ratio (males per 100 females) | 112 | ±39 | (x) | (x) |
| RACE |
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| Total population |
6,016 | ±663 | 6,016% | (x) |
| One race | 5,602 | ±635 | 93% | ±3 |
| Two or more races | 414 | ±211 | 7% | ±3 |
| One race |
5,602 | ±635 | 93% | ±3 |
| White | 5,383 | ±635 | 90% | ±4 |
| Black or African American | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native |
153 | ±104 | 3% | ±2 |
| Cherokee tribal grouping | 16 | ±25 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chippewa tribal grouping | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Navajo tribal grouping | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Sioux tribal grouping | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Asian |
52 | ±53 | 1% | ±1 |
| Asian Indian | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chinese | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Filipino | 52 | ±53 | 1% | ±1 |
| Japanese | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Korean | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Vietnamese | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Asian | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander |
0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Native Hawaiian | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Chamorro | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Samoan | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Pacific Islander | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race | 14 | ±24 | 0% | ±0 |
| Two or more races |
414 | ±211 | 7% | ±3 |
| White and Black or African American | 18 | ±29 | 0% | ±1 |
| White and American Indian and Alaska Native | 250 | ±176 | 4% | ±3 |
| White and Asian | 62 | ±92 | 1% | ±2 |
| Black or African American and American Indian and Alaska Native | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Race alone or in combination with one or more other races |
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| Total population |
6,016 | ±663 | 6,016% | (x) |
| White | 5,797 | ±658 | 96% | ±2 |
| Black or African American | 18 | ±29 | 0% | ±1 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 461 | ±203 | 8% | ±3 |
| Asian | 114 | ±105 | 2% | ±2 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race | 98 | ±87 | 2% | ±1 |
| HISPANIC OR LATINO AND RACE |
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| Total population |
6,016 | ±663 | 6,016% | (x) |
| Hispanic or Latino (of any race) |
84 | ±83 | 1% | ±1 |
| Mexican | 58 | ±79 | 1% | ±1 |
| Puerto Rican | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Cuban | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Other Hispanic or Latino | 26 | ±27 | 0% | ±0 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino |
5,932 | ±646 | 99% | ±1 |
| White alone | 5,383 | ±635 | 90% | ±4 |
| Black or African American alone | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| American Indian and Alaska Native alone | 153 | ±104 | 3% | ±2 |
| Asian alone | 52 | ±53 | 1% | ±1 |
| Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander alone | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Some other race alone | 14 | ±24 | 0% | ±0 |
| Two or more races |
330 | ±207 | 6% | ±3 |
| Two races including Some other race | 0 | ±14 | 0% | ±0 |
| Two races excluding Some other race, and Three or more races | 330 | ±207 | 6% | ±3 |
| Total housing units | 3,782 | ±227 | (x) | (x) |
| CITIZEN, VOTING AGE POPULATION |
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| Citizen, 18 and over population |
4,685 | ±497 | 4,685% | (x) |
| Male | 2,528 | ±264 | 54% | ±3 |
| Female | 2,157 | ±307 | 46% | ±3 |
