Sterling Heights, Michigan

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Detroit. It is located about 14 miles [22 km] to the south of Sterling Heights and has a population of 951,270 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Windsor (ON). It is located about 17 miles [27 km] to the south of Sterling Heights and has a population of 197,694 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ann Arbor	SW	41 mi [66 km]	114,386	0.32% increase
	Dearborn	SW	20 mi [32.19 km]	86,477	11.56% decrease
	Farmington Hills	W	18 mi [28.97 km]	78,522	4.37% decrease
	Flint	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	112,900	9.64% decrease
	Livonia	SW	21 mi [33.8 km]	91,220	9.27% decrease
	Pontiac	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	66,095	0.36% decrease
	Rochester Hills	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	69,014	0.27% increase
	Royal Oak	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	57,110	4.91% decrease
	Saint Clair Shores	SE	9 mi [14.48 km]	60,364	4.33% decrease
	Southfield	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	75,392	3.71% decrease
	Taylor	SW	27 mi [43.45 km]	60,619	7.97% decrease
	Troy	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	80,264	0.86% decrease
	Warren	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	133,939	3.12% decrease
	Westland	SW	25 mi [40.23 km]	78,961	8.82% decrease
	Sarnia (ON)<*>	NE	41 mi [66 km]	71,419	0.77% increase
	<*>   When comparing populations across the border of the USA & Canada, be aware that the populations given are for different years. The US populations are for the years 2008 and 2000. The Canadian populations are for the years 2006 and 2001.

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Berkley	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	14,787	4.79% decrease
	Birmingham	W	9 mi [14.48 km]	18,932	1.86% decrease
	Center Line	S	6 mi [9.66 km]	8,135	4.64% decrease
	Clawson	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	12,157	4.52% decrease
	Clinton	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Eastpointe	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]	32,497	4.64% decrease
	Ferndale	SW	9 mi [14.48 km]	21,112	4.49% decrease
	Fraser	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	14,902	2.58% decrease
	Hazel Park	SW	8 mi [12.87 km]	17,955	5.32% decrease
	Madison Heights	SW	6 mi [9.66 km]	29,531	5.05% decrease
	Mount Clemens	E	7 mi [11.27 km]	16,781	3.07% decrease
	Rochester	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	11,002	5.11% increase
	Roseville	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	46,782	2.8% decrease
	Shelby	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	---
	Utica	N	3 mi [4.83 km]	4,924	7.58% increase

Macomb County

Sterling Heights is located in Macomb County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Macomb: Lapeer, Oakland, Saint Clair and Wayne.

While not sharing a border with Macomb, the following counties are close to Sterling Heights: Essex (ON), Lambton (ON) and Chatham-Kent (ON).

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Sterling Heights
	Genesee County	NW	Goodrich	33 miles [53 km]
	Lapeer County	N	Almont	23 miles [37 km]
	Livingston County	W	Green Oak	34 miles [54 km]
	Monroe County	S	South Rockwood	37 miles [59 km]
	Oakland County	W	Big Beaver	4 miles [6 km]
	Saint Clair County	NE	Anchorville	18 miles [28 km]
	Washtenaw County	SW	Salem	30 miles [48 km]
	Wayne County	S	Conners Creek	10 miles [16 km]
	Municipality of Chatham-Kent (ON)	E	Whitebread (ON)	28 miles [45 km]
	Essex County (ON)	S	Riverside (ON)	17 miles [27 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Michigan<3>

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