Sterling is an unincorporated community and
census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a Place (United States Census Bureau), concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the count ...
(CDP) in
Glynn County, Georgia
Glynn County is located in the southeastern part of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 79,626. The county seat is Brunswick. Glynn County is part of the Brunswick, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
H ...
, United States, located on
U.S. Route 341
U.S. Route 341 (US 341) is a U.S. highway entirely in the U.S. state of Georgia. It travels diagonally across southern Georgia (but is signed as north–south) from Brunswick at US 17/ SR 25 to Barnesville at US 41 ...
. Sterling consists of several small churches and general stores. It is included in the
Brunswick, Georgia statistical area. Its zip code is 31525.
It was first listed as a CDP in the
2020 census with a population of 2,534.
Sterling formerly had a station on the
Macon and Brunswick Railroad
The Macon and Brunswick Railroad ran from Macon, Georgia to Brunswick, Georgia. Its construction was interrupted by the American Civil War, and initially only ran from Macon to Cochran, Georgia. The track gauge, gauge line was completed and exte ...
.
Demographics
2020 census
''Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos can be of any race.''
Education
Glynn County's public schools are operated by
Glynn County School System.
Zoned schools include:
* Sterling Elementary School (SES)
* Jane Macon Middle School (JMS)
*
Brunswick High School (BHS)
References
{{Glynn County, Georgia
Populated places in Glynn County, Georgia
Census-designated places in Glynn County, Georgia