Sterling Heights (Michigan)

Macomb County

26-76460

Sterling Heights is with 124 471 inhabitants ( as of 2000), the second largest city in Macomb County in Michigan, United States. The estimate of the United States Census Bureau, in 2007 came from 127 349 inhabitants, making it the fourth most populous Sterlin Heights city in the state. The city's motto is "To Strive on Behalf of All".

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 95.0 km ², of which 94.9 km ² of land and 0.1 km ² omitted ( = 0.14 %) to water. The area of Sterling Heights falls in the catchment area of ​​the Clinton River.

The geographic coordinates of Sterling Heights read 42 ° 35 'N, 83 ° 2' W42.580277777778 - 83.030277777778.

Sterling Heights is located at Michigan State Route 53 and at Michigan State Route 59 The M -53 is divided in the urban area in the Van Dyke Avenue and the Van Dyke Expressway, but both united north of the city again, and then leads towards The Thumb. The M -59 is the main connection between the northern Macomb County and Oakland County.

Clockwise, starting in the West the towns of Troy, Utica limits ( Michigan), Shelby Township, Clinton Township, Warren Fraser and Sterling Heights.

History

Prior to incorporation in 1968 Sterling Heights was a township, which was known as Jefferson Township and then as Sterling Township from 1836 to 1838. Until the 1950s in the place was in an agricultural area where you harvested rhubarb and other products, which were then sold in Detroit.

There was already a small village named Sterling in Michigan, and as a law in Michigan prohibiting the use of the same name for several incorporated municipalities, eventually became of the Sterling Township Sterling Heights. Gerald Donovan became the first mayor of the new city.

Demographic data

At the time of the census of 2000, there were 124 471 Sterling Heights people. The population density was 1311.6 people per km ². There were 47 547 residential units, an average of 501.0 per km ². The population consisted of Sterling Heights 90.70 % White, 1.30% Black or African Americans, 0.21 % Native American, 4.92 % Asian, 0.04 % immigrants from the Pacific, 0.34 % of reported, other races, and 2.50 % from two or more races. 1.34 % of the population to be Hispanic or Latino of any race.

The residents of Sterling Heights distributed to 46,319 households out of which 32.9 % were living in children under 18 years. 60.4 % married couples living together, 8.5 % had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9 % were non-families. 24.1% of households were made ​​up of individuals and someone lived in 8.5 % of all households aged 65 years or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size is 3.21 people.

The population was spread out with 24.1 % under the, 8.5 % 18 -24- year-old, 30.4% 25-44 year olds, 25.2% of 45-64 year olds and 11.8 % under the age of 65 years or more. The average age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.0 males. In the over -18s accounted for 100 women, 92.6 men.

The median household income in Sterling Heights was 60 494 U.S. dollars, and the median family income reached the height of 70,140 U.S. dollars. The average income of men was 51 207 U.S. dollar against 31,489 U.S. dollars for women. The per capita income amounted to 24 958 U.S. dollars. 5.2% of the population and 4.0 % of families were below the poverty line, including 6.6 % of those affected and 7.5 % of those age 65 or over.

The inhabitants of the city are mainly descendants of Poland ( 19.0 %), German ( 14.4%), Italians (12.5%), Irish (5.7%), Britons (5.0%), Assyrians ( also Syrians or Chaldeans called ) ( 4.8%) and American ( 4.0%).

Of the foreign-born population in Sterling Heights, most were born in Iraq. In the census of 2000 gave 5059 people a place of birth on there. On the following ranks are India (1723 people), Italy ( 1442 people) and Poland (1427 people).

Sons of the city

Media

In the city there are two newspapers in the C & G Newspapers belonging Sterling Heights Sentry and the Source to News Papers belonging Sterling Heights Source. There are two local television stations, SHTV is operated by the city council and shows, among other things, the meetings of the City Council, the other is used by the Sterling Heights Public Library. The city also operates a medium-wave transmitter and gives out a multi- annual magazine and a calendar that is distributed to all households and businesses.

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