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Sturgis, Kentucky

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Evansville (IN). It is located about 38 miles [61 km] to the northeast of Sturgis and has a population of 121,582 people.<1>

The next largest community is Owensboro. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the east of Sturgis and has a population of 54,067 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Carmi (IL)   N38 mi [61.2 km]5,2034.04% decrease
 Eldorado (IL)   NW30 mi [48.28 km]4,3923.13% decrease
 Harrisburg (IL)   NW33 mi [53.1 km]9,5822.82% decrease
 Metropolis (IL)   SW47 mi [75.6 km]6,5400.89% increase
 Chandler (IN)   NE47 mi [75.6 km]3,0980.13% increase
 Mount Vernon (IN)   N27 mi [43.45 km]6,9806.66% decrease
 Central City   E50 mi [80.5 km]5,6983.31% decrease
 Greenville   SE50 mi [80.5 km]4,2353.71% decrease
 Henderson   NE30 mi [48.28 km]27,9332.05% increase
 Madisonville   SE30 mi [48.28 km]19,1061.04% decrease
 Marion   S15 mi [24.14 km]3,1022.94% decrease
 Morganfield   NE10 mi [16.09 km]3,2945.72% decrease
 Paducah   SW48 mi [77.2 km]25,5212.99% decrease
 Princeton   S30 mi [48.28 km]6,3982.11% decrease
 Providence   SE16 mi [25.75 km]3,4195.32% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Cave-In-Rock (IL)   SW11 mi [17.7 km]30711.27% decrease
 Elizabethtown (IL)   W18 mi [28.97 km]30811.49% decrease
 Junction (IL)   NW18 mi [28.97 km]1297.19% decrease
 Old Shawneetown (IL)   NW13 mi [20.92 km]2587.19% decrease
 Ridgway (IL)   NW22 mi [35.41 km]8607.33% decrease
 Rosiclare (IL)   SW21 mi [33.8 km]1,08510.55% decrease
 Shawneetown (IL)   NW15 mi [24.14 km]1,3087.23% decrease
 Breckinridge Center   NE11 mi [17.7 km]---
 Clay   SE10 mi [16.09 km]1,1423.14% decrease
 Corydon   NE20 mi [32.19 km]7774.44% increase
 Dixon   E16 mi [25.75 km]6113.32% decrease
 Nebo   SE22 mi [35.41 km]2161.82% decrease
 Uniontown   N15 mi [24.14 km]1,0204.14% decrease
 Waverly   NE14 mi [22.53 km]2805.72% decrease
 Wheatcroft   SE7 mi [11.27 km]1682.89% decrease

Union County

Sturgis is located in Union County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Union: Henderson, Webster, Crittenden, Hardin (IL), Gallatin (IL) and Posey (IN).

While not sharing a border with Union, the following counties are close to Sturgis: Caldwell, Hopkins and Saline (IL).

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

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Sturgis
 Gallatin County (IL)   WSaline Rocks Ferry (IL)12 miles [19 km]
 Hamilton County (IL)   NWBroughton (IL)37 miles [59 km]
 Hardin County (IL)   WFinneyville (IL)6 miles [9 km]
 Pope County (IL)   WHerod (IL)24 miles [38 km]
 Saline County (IL)   WDerby (IL)22 miles [35 km]
 White County (IL)   NEmma (IL)30 miles [48 km]
 Posey County (IN)   NOak Grove (IN)20 miles [32 km]
 Vanderburgh County (IN)   NERahm (IN)30 miles [48 km]
 Caldwell County   SEBaldwin Ford16 miles [25 km]
 Crittenden County   SWWeston6 miles [9 km]



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Sturgis.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Sturgis and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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