Sterling, Polk County, Wisconsin

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 64.4 square miles (166.9 km²), of which, 63.4 square miles (164.2 km²) of it is land and 1.0 square miles (2.7 km²) of it (1.60%) is water.

At the 2000 census there were 724 people in 280 households, including 201 families, in the town. The population density was 11.4 people per square mile (4.4/km²). There were 521 housing units at an average density of 8.2 per square mile (3.2/km²). The racial makeup of the town was 97.93% White, 1.38% Asian, 0.14% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.97%.[2]

Of the 280 households 33.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 5.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.9% were non-families. 21.8% of households were one person and 5.7% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.59 and the average family size was 2.99.

The age distribution was 27.9% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 110.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 119.3 males.

The median household income was $36,042 and the median family income was $38,125. Males had a median income of $31,071 versus $23,281 for females. The per capita income for the town was $15,428. About 5.0% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 2.3% of those age 65 or over.