Sterling, Iowa

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Davenport. It is located about 40 miles [64 km] to the southwest of Sterling and has a population of 98,359 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Dubuque. It is located about 37 miles [59 km] to the northwest of Sterling and has a population of 57,686 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bettendorf	S	37 mi [59.5 km]	32,584	4.19% increase
	Clinton	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	26,407	4.92% decrease
	Maquoketa	W	21 mi [33.8 km]	5,908	3.34% decrease
	Dixon (IL)	E	42 mi [67.6 km]	15,033	5.7% decrease
	East Moline (IL)	S	40 mi [64.4 km]	20,892	2.75% increase
	Freeport (IL)	NE	34 mi [54.7 km]	24,615	6.91% decrease
	Geneseo (IL)	S	43 mi [69.2 km]	6,437	0.66% decrease
	Milan (IL)	S	46 mi [74 km]	5,186	3.03% decrease
	Moline (IL)	S	42 mi [67.6 km]	43,088	1.55% decrease
	Rock Falls (IL)	SE	35 mi [56.3 km]	9,307	2.85% decrease
	Rock Island (IL)	S	45 mi [72.4 km]	38,139	3.89% decrease
	Silvis (IL)	S	40 mi [64.4 km]	7,770	6.89% increase
	Sterling (IL)	SE	34 mi [54.7 km]	15,124	2.12% decrease
	Monroe (WI)	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	10,481	3.34% decrease
	Platteville (WI)	N	46 mi [74 km]	10,297	3.08% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Andover	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	84	3.45% decrease
	Bellevue	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	2,337	0.55% decrease
	Charlotte	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	438	4.04% increase
	Elvira	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Goose Lake	SW	10 mi [16.09 km]	234	0.86% increase
	Green Island	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Miles	SW	3 mi [4.83 km]	441	4.55% decrease
	Preston	W	7 mi [11.27 km]	920	3.06% decrease
	Sabula	E	3 mi [4.83 km]	649	3.13% decrease
	Spragueville	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	84	5.62% decrease
	Springbrook	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	184	1.1% increase
	Hanover (IL)	N	12 mi [19.31 km]	793	5.14% decrease
	Mount Carroll (IL)	E	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,659	9.44% decrease
	Savanna (IL)	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	3,211	9.35% decrease
	Thomson (IL)	SE	10 mi [16.09 km]	524	6.26% decrease

Jackson County

Sterling is located in Jackson County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson: Dubuque, Jo Daviess (IL), Carroll (IL), Clinton and Jones.

While not sharing a border with Jackson, the following counties are close to Sterling: Whiteside (IL), Stephenson (IL) and Scott.

Below are counties that are near Sterling (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Sterling:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Sterling
	Cedar County	W	Massillon	36 miles [57 km]
	Clinton County	S	Teeds Grove	4 miles [6 km]
	Dubuque County	NW	Zwingle	26 miles [41 km]
	Jones County	W	McGargels Ford	35 miles [56 km]
	Scott County	SW	McCausland	25 miles [40 km]
	Carroll County (IL)	E	Savanna (IL)	5 miles [8 km]
	Henry County (IL)	S	Shady Beach (IL)	37 miles [59 km]
	Jo Daviess County (IL)	N	Whitton (IL)	10 miles [16 km]
	Lee County (IL)	SE	Prairieville (IL)	36 miles [57 km]
	Ogle County (IL)	E	Brookville (IL)	29 miles [46 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Iowa<3>

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