My Hometown
Mount Sterling offers many advantages to its residents. It is a small city with a small town feel yet due to our strong economic base that includes two industrial parks it is possible to live and work here. With Lexington, Kentucky, in easy driving distance it also makes an excellent suburb.
While continually growing, Mount Sterling remains in touch with its rural roots and Montgomery County still offers extensive farmland.
Education is a priority here with a high quality school district and a regional campus of Morehead State University as well as a technical school.
What do you think about Mount Sterling?
What do you think about Mount Sterling?
Fetching blurbs now... please stand bySounds great
OhMe says:
Sounds wonderful. I have never been there but would like to visit.
Posted October 14, 2008
Micah says:
I've lived here for three years and enjoy the small town feel. The terrain in the outlying farm areas is very eye-catching and peaceful as well.
Posted October 13, 2008
Jenna says:
Mount sterling rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted October 10, 2008
dan says:
i live here and i agree that its awesome
Posted September 27, 2008
Sounds blah
100 Best Communities For Young People
2007 & 2005
Mount Sterling has twice been named one of the 100 Best Communities For Young People to live.The 100 Best Communities for Young People competition honors outstanding efforts on behalf of young people by multiple sectors of communities. In cities, suburbs, small towns and counties across the country, this annual competition is leading communities to assess their efforts, work more effectively together for young people, and share best practices.
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Mount Sterling, Kentucky
Mount Sterling is a city in Montgomery County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 5,876 at the 2000 census. It is the principal city of the Mount Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Montgomery County, Kentucky
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2006, the population was 24,887. Its county seat is Mount Sterling. With regard to the sale of alcohol, it is classified as a moist county?a county in which alcohol sales are prohibited (a dry county), but containing a "wet" city where package alcohol sales are allowed, in this case Mount Sterling.
Montgomery County is part of the Mount Sterling Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Commonwealth of Kentucky
Kentucky is one of four U.S. states that is actually a commonwealth.
The Commonwealth of Kentucky () is a state located in the East Central United States of America. Kentucky is normally included in the group of Southern states (in particular the Upland South), but it is sometimes included, geographically and culturally, in the Midwest. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the other three being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 it became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th largest state in terms of land area, and ranks 26th in population.
Kentucky is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on the fact that bluegrass is present in many of the lawns and pastures throughout the state. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the Lower 48 states, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River. It is also home to the highest per capita number of deer and turkey in the United States, the largest free ranging elk herd east of Montana, and the nation's most productive coalfield. Kentucky is also known for thoroughbred horses, horse racing, bourbon distilleries, bluegrass music, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, and college basketball.
What is a commonwealth?
The English noun commonwealth dates from the fifteenth century. The original phrase "common-wealth" or "the common weal" comes from the old meaning of "wealth," which is "well-being." The term literally meant "common well-being." Thus commonwealth originally meant a state or nation-state governed for the common good as opposed to an authoritarian state governed for the benefit of a given class of owners. Commonwealth derives from the Latin term res publica, a broad concept which is also sometimes translated as "public affairs" or "the state" in certain contexts. Res publica is also the term from which the English word republic arises.
Today the term is more general and means a political community.
The type of community indicated by the term commonwealth varies.
For instance, in different contexts it might indicate:
*a political unit founded in law by agreement of the people for the common good;
*a federated union of constituent states;
*a community of sovereign states;
*a republic;
*a democratic constitutional monarchy.
Outside of those states that call themselves commonwealths, "the Commonwealth" normally refers to the 53-member Commonwealth of Nations.
Learn More About The Community
- Mt. Sterling Ky. October Court Days
- October Court Day at Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, is a mad melee of people and livestock gathered together for purposes of doing business.
- Mt. Sterling, Ky. business page
- Mount Sterling, Kentucky - Gateway to the Mountains Mt. Sterling
- Mt. Sterling/Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce
- Mount Sterling, Kentucky was settled in 1792 by Hugh Forbes, a Scotsman who held a land grant near an ancient tribal burial site known as "Little Mountain." In picking a name for the growing settlement, Forbes combined the name of
- Welcome to Mount Sterling
- Mount Sterling tourism
- Montgomery County Public Schools
- Montgomery County Public Schools
- Kentucky: Montgomery County - Home
- Montgomery Co. Government
- Gateway Area Development District
- Kentucky's Gateway Area Development District provides services to Local Government and Citizens including Aging Services, Planning, GIS, Mapping, Economic Development, and Job Training.
- Mt Sterling/Montgomery County Parks and Recreation
- Mt Sterling/Montgomery County Parks and Recreation
- University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
- University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service
More information about Mount Sterling
The population of 40353 is 17,741.
That's #5873 out of all 42,305 zip codes.
94% of the population is white, which is 20 points more than the national average.
The average household income in 40353 is $33,257, which is $3,559 more than the typical average.
This contributes to the average house being worth $85,500. When the survey was done in 2000, that represented a difference of 9% from the typical value.
Men make up 48% of the population, and the typical age in this part of KY is 36.8.
Stats about: Mount Sterling, KY
Population: 17,741Number of Households: 7,706
Average House Value: $85,500
Average Income per Household: $33,257
Elevation: 1,027 ft
Population Breakdown:
What's the weather like?
Current weather conditions in Mount Sterling, KY (40353)
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Spring and fall are my favorite seasons as summers are hot. While I miss the beauty of snow I don't miss having to clean off my car and driveway frequently as I did when living in New York. Plus our winter seems to offer more sunny days which helps lift spirits.
So what do you think?
lollyj wrote...
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Hubby and I lived in Jackson County KY off and on for years. LOVED Kentucky and miss it.
Good lens. 5 to you.
StephenC wrote...
Nice lens! Good stuff, enjoyed the visit!
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I will definitely trade places with you... we DO get a lot of snow here and a small town sounds awful inviting.
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