Demographic Information for Sterling & Logan County

 

LOCATION:

Welcome to Logan County, CO (shaded yellow in the inset.) Sterling, our county seat, is the hub city of the Northeastern Colorado prairie. Interstate 76, as well as Highways 6, 61, and 113 connect Sterling to the surrounding region. Colorado Highway 14, our Main Street, offers an easy westward corridor to the Fort Collins area. The Union Pacific Railroad and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe both service Sterling, and have facilities in our city. DIA and other Denver amenities are an easy 1.5 hour drive

In addition to an ideal location, we also provide a superb community. Sterling can boast the best of both worlds. It’s original development as an agricultural community has gifted it with a heritage rich in “small town” atmosphere, with a beautiful downtown area, friendly neighbors, and the feel of a real “community.” The distance of Sterling from the rapid growth of the front range has enabled the city to keep these positive qualities while developing “big city” resources rarely found in a community this size.

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CLIMATE:

  • Mean Temperature
    January: 58.9F (High) 38.4F (Low)
    July: 89.8F (High) 58.9F (Low)

  • Average Annual Precipitation
    15.51”

  • Average snowfall
     21.2"

  • Number of clear days
    331

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TOWNS AND ZIP CODES IN LOGAN COUNTY

  • Proctor 80736

  • Iliff 80736

  • Atwood 80722

  • Dailey 80728

  • Willard 80741

 

  • Sterling 80751

  • Padroni 80745

  • Fleming 80728

  • Crook 80726

  • Merino 80741

  • Peetz 80747
POPULATION: Sterling 11,360; Logan County 20,921 (2001 Census Bureau Estimates)
CITY OF STERLING ELEVATION: 3,850’              Sterling Airport / Crossen Field Elevation:  4,038
COUNTY ELEVATION RANGE: 3,600-4,800’
LATITUDE: 40* 36.9 minutes North       LONGITUDE: 103* 15.8 minutes West

QUICK OVERVIEW OF LOGAN COUNTY

  • Population-20,921 (2001)up 2.0% since 2000

  • Median value of owner-occupied housing $87,700 (2000)

  • Unemployment Rate– 3.8% (June 2003)

  • Land in conservation programs: 62,362 acres

  • Farms in Conservation programs: 199

  • Logan County Area: 1,849 Sq. Miles / 1,183,360 acres

  • Persons Per Sq. Mile: 11.2

  • Houses Per Sq. Mile: 4.6

COLORADO INFORMATION

  • Statehood: August 1, 1876

  • Nickname: Centennial State:  Colorado joined the Union on the United States’ 100th Birthday

  • Capital: Denver

  • Time Zone: Mountain

  • Geographic size: 104,247 square miles

  • Highest point: 14,433 feet, Mount Elbert

  • State Motto: “ Nil Sine Numine”  Meaning “Nothing Without Providence”

  • State Fossil: Stegosaurus

  • State Gemstone: Aquamarine

  • State Tree: Blue Spruce

  • State Bird: Lark Bunting

  • State Animal: Mountain Bighorn Sheep

  • State Flower: Rocky Mountain Columbine

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

County: Logan

County Seat: Sterling

  • County- Board of Commissioners (970) 522-0888

  • Sterling Mayor/Council (970)522-9700

  • Town of Fleming: (970) 265-2692

  • Town of Merino: (970) 522-1036

  • Town of Iliff: (970) 522-2283

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COMMUNICATION:

Newspapers
Journal—Advocate Daily 5,400 Circulation
South Platte Sentinel Weekly 7,700 Circulation

Radio Stations
KATR 98.3 FM Country
KNNG 104.7FM Country
KSTC 1230 AM Oldies Rock
KPMX 105.7FM Contemporary
KLVE 91.3 FM Christian
WAY 90.7 FM Christian
KUNC 90.3 FM  NPR

Television:
Antenna: Logan County TV Translator
Cable: Bresnan Communications
Satellite: Direct TV or Dish Network

Parcel Services:
US Postal Service — First Class Service
UPS, FedEx, Airborne Express

Telephone:
Qwest
Mcleod USA
Excel

Cell Phone Service:
Digital Service in Most areas

Telegraph:
Western Union

Internet:
DSL: Kentec
Cable: Bresnan
Wireless: Kentec, Sterling Computer
Dial-up:  Sterling Computer, Kentec, Excel

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TRANSPORTATION:

Interstate Highways:
I-76 passes through Sterling
I-80 Junction less than 50 miles away

US Highways
Highway 6
Highway 138

Colorado Highways:
Highway 14
Highway 61
Highway 63

Railroads:
Burlington Northern / Santa Fe
Union Pacific

Freight Carriers:
In excess of 300 shipping units based in Logan County

Airport:
Crossen Field — Sterling
4700 X 75 ft. Runway
NDB Instrument Approach
Lighted Runways

Interstate Bus Service:
Greyhound

Taxi / Regional Bus Services:
D & D Cab Service
County Express
Dash-About Shuttle

Car Rental
Larson Motors
Holloway Buick, Chevrolet, Toyota

FINANCE

* 6 Banks
* 1 Credit Union
* 1 Savings and Loan
* 1 Government Lending Institution

Logan County Revolving Loan Fund:
(970) 521-0744

NE CO Revolving Loan Fund:
Serving Sterling (970) 848-3150

Small Business Development Center:
(970) 867-3351

Economic Development Corporation:
(970) 521-7196

STERLING
MUNICIPAL SERVICES AND FACILITIES:

Form of Government:
Council/City Management

Number of employees:
(excluding police and fire):
* Full Time-77
* Part Time-12

Area in square miles: 6

Miles of streets: 64

Number of street lights: 670

Number of Stoplights: 14

Acres of Parks: 110, More park-per-capita than any other City west of the Mississippi!

Named a Tree City USA for 16 consecutive Years!

HEALTH CARE

* Sterling Regional MedCenter
          Level III Trauma Center
          36 Beds
          Dialysis and Cancer Care
* 3 Clinics
* 2 Nursing homes
* 2 Independent Living Apartment complexes connected to Nursing Facilities
* 2 Assisted Living Facilities
* 1 Dementia/Alzheimer Secured care Facility
* 8 Dentists
* 30 Physicians
* 4 Pharmacies
* Northeastern Colorado Health Dept.
* Centennial Mental Health Department

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SCHOOLS

Sterling: RE-1 Valley School District 522-0792

  • Elementary Schools:
  • Caliche Iliff 522-8330
  • Campbell 902 Clark 522-2514
  • Ayres 1812 Robin RD 522-1409
  • Hagen 301 Hagen 522-0432
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  • Stevens 1215 N. 5th St 522-1081
  • Middle Schools:
  • Sterling MS 1177 Pawnee 522-1041
  • Caliche JH Iliff 522-8200
  • High Schools:
  • Sterling HS 407 W. Broadway 522-2944
  • Caliche HS Iliff 522-8200
  • Darrel Smith 201 S. 11th Ave 522-5079

Fleming: RE-3 Frenchman School Dist. 265-2111

Merino: RE-4J Buffalo School District 522-7424

Peetz: RE-5 Plateau School District 334-2361

Private Schools:
  • St. Anthony’s 324 S. 3rd St. 522-7567

Pre-schools:

  • Iliff Head Start 521-0538
  • Little Folks (Merino) 521-9831
  • Sterling Community 522-5214
  • Colo. Pre-School Program RE-1 Valley 522-0792
  • St. Anthony’s Pre-School 522-7567
  • Trinity Lutheran Pre-School 522-5942

Colleges:
  • Northeastern Junior College 521-6600
  • NJC Community Education 521-6900
  • Four Year Degree Offered, NJC 521-6600

LOGAN COUNTY SCHOOL AND STUDENT COUNT

 

  K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Avg. Class Size
Campbell ES 49 51 50 50 44 46               18
Ayers ES 47 45 39 59 45 55               20
Hagen ES 41 51 50 44 53 53               18
Stevens ES 42 48 53 46 52 36               17
Sterling MS             209 187 190         24
Sterling HS                   192 188 195 171 22
Darrell Smith HS               1 1 3 10 9 4 4
Caliche ES 25 33 14 22 22 22 20             22
Caliche JH / HS               21 23 32 16 18 10 16
Peetz ES   10 4 9 12 11 14 14 19         10
Peetz HS                   18 12 18 19 10
Merino ES   24 20 22 29 21 21             17
Merino HS               26 29 28 19 19 22 17
Fleming ES   11 11 12 14 18               10
Fleming HS             15 13 11 17 16 28 25 10

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EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
Logan County Residents over age 25

Less than 9th grade:    842 *  6.4%

9th-12th grade, No Diploma:   1466  *  11.2%

HS Grad or GED:  4189  *   32 %

Some college, no Degree:  3273  *   25 %

Associate’s Degree:   1398  *  10.7%

Bachelor’s Degree:   1210  *   9.3%

Graduate or Professional:   696  *   5.3%

Percent HS Grad or Higher: 82.3%

Percent Bachelors or Higher:  14.6%

MUSEUMS

Overland Trail Museum
PO Box 4000
21053 County Road 26 5/10
Sterling, Colorado 80751-0400
(970) 522-3895
e-mail: museum@sterlingcolo.com

Fleming Museum
400 W. Weston
Fleming, Colorado, 80728
(970) 265-2951

 

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CULTURE AND RECREATION

  • Recreation Center 1
  • Sterling City Parks 9
  • City Park Acreage 110
  • Public Golf Courses 2
  • Public Swimming Pools 1
  • Tennis Courts 8
  • Recreational Areas 14
  • Public Library 3
  • Museums 2
  • Drive-in theater 1
  • 4-plex Movie Theater 1
  • Community Theater 1
  • Community Choir 3
  • Public Sculpture 12

HOUSING UNITS BY OCCUPANCY STATUS
 (Logan County)

Total Housing Units:  8,424
Occupied Housing Units: 7,551
Vacant Housing Units: 873
Seasonal Use Units: 74

Homeowner Vacancy Rate: 2.4%
Rental Vacancy Rate: 12%

Percent Owner Occupied: 69.9%
Median value-owner occupied: $87,700
Home Ownership Rate: 69.7%
In Same House, 95-2000: 53.1%

HOUSING TENURE
(Logan County)

Occupied housing units:
7,551  *  100.0%

Owner-occupied housing units:
5,277  *  69.9%

Renter-occupied housing units:
2,274  *  30.1%

Average household size of owner-occupied unit:  2.53

Average household size of renter-occupied unit: 2.28

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POPULATION BY RACE
(Logan County, 2000)

One race:   20,211  *   98.6%
White:   18,792  *   91.7%
Hispanic/Latino:   2,439  *  11.9%
Black:   420  *  2.0%
Native American:   131 0.6%
Asian:   82  *  0.4%
Native Hawaiian /Pacific Islander:    14  *  0.1%
Other Race:   772  *  3.8%

Two or more races:  293  *  1.4%

BUSINESS QUICK FACTS
(Logan County)

  • Private nonfarm establishments, ‘99:  651
  • Private nonfarm employment, ‘99: 5,790
  • Private nonfarm employment, percent change 1990-1999: 16.1%
  • Nonemployer establishments, ‘99: 1,126
  • Manufacturers shipments, ‘97 ($1000): 163,200
  • Retail sales, ‘97 ($1000): 199,476
  • Retail sales per capita, ‘97: $11,023
  • Women-owned firms, percent of total, ‘97: 31.3%
  • Housing units authorized by building permits, ‘00: 73
  • Federal funds and grants, ‘01 ($1000): 108,394
  • Local government employment - full-time equivalent, ‘97: 1,034

HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE
(Logan County)

Total households: 7,551  *  100.0%

Family households: (families):   5,064  *  67.1%
With own children under 18 years:  2,410  *  31.9%

Married-couple family: 4,140  *  54.8%
With own children under 18 years: 1,831  *  24.2%

Female householder, no husband:  646  *  8.6%
With own children under 18 years: 423  *   5.6%

Non-family households:  2,487  *  32.9%
Householder living alone: 2,150  *  28.5%
Householder 65 years / over:  933  *  12.4%

Households w/individuals under 18:  2,576   *  34.1%
Households w/individuals 65 & over:   2,041  *  27.0%

Average household size: 2.45 Average family size: 3.02

 

 

 

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POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE
(Logan County, 2000)

Population by Sex & Age
(Logan County, 2000)

Total population: 20,504  *  100.0%

Male:   10,834  *  52.8%
Female: 9,670  *  47.2%

Under 5 years:  1,291  *  6.3%
5 to 9 years: 1,373  *  6.7%
10 to 14 years: 1,463  *  7.1%
15 to 19 years: 1,779  *  8.7%
20 to 24 years: 1,374  *  6.7%
25 to 34 years: 2,521  *  12.3%
35 to 44 years: 3,285  *  16.0%
45 to 54 years: 2,675  *  13.0%
55 to 59 years: 925  *  4.5%
60 to 64 years: 853  *  4.2%
65 to 74 years: 1,491  *  7.3%
75 to 84 years: 1,072  *  5.2%
85 years & over: 402  *  2.0%

Median age (years):  36.5

AVERAGE RENT BY APARTMENT TYPE
(Logan / Morgan Counties)

  • Efficiency: $413.00

  • One Bedroom: $336.96

  • Two bedroom/one bathroom: $450.20

  • Two bed/ two bath: $544.25

  • Three bedroom: $633.24

  • All/Any:  $400.87

INCOME AND FINANCIAL
(Logan County, 2000)

  • Median Family Income: $32,724

  • Median Household Income: $42,241

  • Per Capita Money Income: $16,721

  • Median Earnings Male, Full Time, Year Round: $28,155

  • Median Earnings, Female, Full Time, Year Round: $21,110

  • Persons below Poverty Level: 12.2%

CITY OF STERLING / LOGAN COUNTY
MAJOR EMPLOYERS

COMPANY NAME

# OF EMPLOYEES

 INDUSTRY
Sterling Correctional Facility 850 Public Administration
Sterling Regional MedCenter 370 Health Care and Social Assistance
RE-1 Valley School District 367 Education
Wal-Mart Super Center 354 Retail
Sykes Enterprises 320 Waste Management & Admin, etc.
Northeastern Jr. College 200 Education
Wisdom Industries 150 Manufacturing
Logan County 145 Public Administration
City of Sterling 132 Public Administration
BNSF Railroad 130 Warehousing and Transportation
Devonshire Acres 106 Health Care and Social Assistance
Nichols Tillage Tools 100 Manufacturing
Sterling Living Center 92 Health Care and Social Assistance
Ramada Inn 73 Accommodation and Food Service
Trinidad Bean 65 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting
Union Pacific Railroad 30 Warehousing and Transportation
Industrial Welding & Supply 30 Manufacturing
Sterling Journal-Advocate 28 Information
Xcel Energies 26 Utilities
Cargill 20 Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting

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CITY OF STERLING / LOGAN COUNTY
EMPLOYEES BY INDUSTRY

INDUSTRY # EMPLOYED PERCENT
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing & Hunting & Mining 972 10.3
Construction 711 7.6
Manufacturing 638 6.8
Wholesale 224 2.4
Retail 1071 11.4
Transportation, Warehousing, and Utilities 577 6.1
Information 449 4.8
Finance, Insurance, Real Estate and Rental and Leasing 410 4.4
Professional, Scientific, Management, administrative, and Waste Management 371 3.9
Educational, Health and Social Assistance 1925 20.5
Arts, Entertainment, Recreation, Accommodation, and Food Services 821 8.7
Other Services (except public administration) 528 5.6
Public Administration 696 7.4

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SALES TAX

State:   2.9 % County:  1% City of Sterling: 3% Total:  6.9%

HISTORY OF LOGAN COUNTY

Logan County was formed by an act of the Colorado State Legislature on February 25, 1887. The county was formerly a part of Weld County and citizens from the eastern part of the state were required to travel to Greeley, the county seat to conduct official business. Citizens petitioned the state legislature to form the new county. Later on, Phillips and Sedgwick Counties were created from the original Logan County.

Other Potential Resources for Demographic Information:

US Census Bureau, Economic Census Information US Census Bureau,
Census Information		 State of Colorado, Department of Local Affairs Logan County Assessor's Office

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The Logan County Chamber of Commerce
In the Historic Union Pacific Depot
109 N. Front Street
Sterling, CO  80751
1 (970) 522-5070
1-866-522-5070
E-mail Us:  loganccc@logancountychamber.com

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