Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Mount Sterling, Kentucky | |
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Downtown Mt. Sterling | |
| Motto(s): "Ringing with Unity and Pride" | |
Location in Montgomery County, Kentucky | |
| Coordinates: 38°3′24″N 83°56′40″W / 38.05667°N 83.94444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kentucky |
| County | Montgomery |
| Established | 1792 |
| Incorporated | 1852 |
| Area | |
• Total | 4.51 sq mi (11.68 km2) |
| • Land | 4.49 sq mi (11.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.06 km2) |
| Elevation | 974 ft (297 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,558 |
• Estimate (2023) | 7,571 |
| • Density | 1,684.05/sq mi (650.19/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 40353 |
| Area code | 859 |
| FIPS code | 21-54084 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0498865 |
| Website | mtsterling |
Mount Sterling, often written as Mt. Sterling, is a home rule-class city in Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 7,558 as of the 2020 census, up from 6,895 in 2010. It is the county seat of Montgomery County and the principal city of the Mount Sterling micropolitan area.