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[1] |
Incorporated | 1852[1] |
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 | |
• Total | 7,558 |
• Estimate (2022)[4] | 7,555 |
• 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,[5] is a home rule-class city[6] in Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 7,558 as of the 2020 census,[3] up from 6,895 in 2010. It is the county seat of Montgomery County and the principal city of the Mount Sterling micropolitan area.