Mount Sterling, Illinois Population, Hospitals, Airports, and Schools
Population: 2,070. Estimated population in July 2024: 2,011 (-2.9% change)
Males: 993 (48.0%), Females: 1,077 (52.0%)
Brown County
Zip code: 62353
Demographics
Median resident age: 37.7 years
Median household income: $27,434
Median house value: $48,600
Population by Race
Races in Mount Sterling:
- White Non-Hispanic (97.9%)
- Hispanic (1.0%)
- Two or more races (0.6%)
Ancestries: German (27.1%), English (17.3%), United States (15.7%), Irish (14.4%), French (2.7%), Dutch (2.0%).
Elevation: 742 feet
Land area: 1.1 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Mount Sterling
- High school or higher: 79.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 13.3%
- Graduate or professional degree: 5.9%
- Unemployed: 4.6%
- Mean travel time to work: 19.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Mount Sterling city
- Never married: 23.5%
- Now married: 53.1%
- Separated: 1.4%
- Widowed: 11.6%
- Divorced: 10.4%
0.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +70 (+3.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Mount Sterling:
- SARAH D CULBERTSON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 18 miles; RUSHVILLE, IL)
- ILLINI COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 27 miles; PITTSFIELD, IL)
- MC DONOUGH DISTRICT HOSPITAL (about 34 miles; MACOMB, IL)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Mount Sterling:
- QUINCY REGIONAL-BALDWIN FIELD (about 30 miles; QUINCY, IL; Abbreviation: UIN)
- SOUTHEAST IOWA REGIONAL (about 59 miles; BURLINGTON, IA; Abbreviation: BRL)
- CAPITAL (about 77 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: SPI)
Other public-use airports nearest to Mount Sterling:
- MOUNT STERLING MUNICIPAL (about 3 miles; MOUNT STERLING, IL; Abbreviation: I63)
- SCHUY-RUSH (about 16 miles; RUSHVILLE, IL; Abbreviation: 5K4)
- PITTSFIELD PENSTONE MUNI (about 25 miles; PITTSFIELD, IL; Abbreviation: PPQ)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Mount Sterling:
- WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY (about 34 miles; MACOMB, IL; Full-time enrollment: 11,096)
- LEWIS AND CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 81 miles; GODFREY, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,451)
- LINCOLN LAND COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 82 miles; SPRINGFIELD, IL; Full-time enrollment: 3,756)
- UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT SPRINGFIELD (about 82 miles; Springfield, IL; Full-time enrollment: 2,357)
- LINDENWOOD UNIVERSITY (about 83 miles; ST CHARLES, MO; Full-time enrollment: 5,116)
- ST CHARLES COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 84 miles; ST PETERS, MO; Full-time enrollment: 3,301)
- ILLINOIS CENTRAL COLLEGE (about 90 miles; EAST PEORIA, IL; Full-time enrollment: 6,404)
Public high school in Mount Sterling:
- BROWN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 223; Location: 500 E MAIN; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle school in Mount Sterling:
- BROWN COUNTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 279; Location: 501 NW CROSS ST; Grades: PK – 04)