Sterling is an
unincorporated rural
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hamlet
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in
Burleigh County,
North Dakota
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, United States at the intersection of
Interstate 94
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and
U.S. Route 83. There is an elementary school there, a post office and a large agricultural services complex.
Sterling is part of the "
Bismarck,
ND Metropolitan Statistical Area" or "
Bismarck-Mandan".
Demographics
Population figures are estimates.
References
Unincorporated communities in North Dakota
Unincorporated communities in Burleigh County, North Dakota
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