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- Sterling is 0% more densely populated than Oxford.
- People are 10.3% less likely to be married in Sterling.
- The Median Age is 3.0 years older in Sterling.
 Oxford, CTSterling, MAUnited States
 Population  Unlock8,015329,725,481
 Female Population47.9%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population52.1%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock49.938.4
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 Population - 201012,721  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock7,257285,036,114
 Population - 19908,685  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock12.5%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now52.6%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock261.693.4
 Land Area32.7  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock1.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Oxford, CTSterling, MAUnited States
 Age 0 to 43.8%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock2.7%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.9%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock5.5%3.9%
 Age 18 to 202.3%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock1.7%5.2%
 Age 25 to 346.6%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock9.2%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.6%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock13.2%6.7%
 Age 60 to 648.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock14.2%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock0.8%1.9%
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 Race
 Oxford, CTSterling, MAUnited States
 White86.6%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.0%12.2%
 Asian3.1%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.3%0.4%
 Two or More Races1.0%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock3.3%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Oxford, CTSterling, MAUnited States
 Married Population66.2%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock58.3%48.0%
 Married but Separated0.4%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.7%50.2%
 Never Married21.9%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock8.6%10.8%
 Widowed3.6%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.422.60
 Households4,781  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock2,40380,755,759
     Married couple, w/children35.8%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock48.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households1,031  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.3%15.8%
     Single householder, no children7.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Oxford    3 Reviews

The overview of Oxford seems odd to me as it lists, as part of the cons, areas of urban decay. Not sure how, where or what they were looking at. Oxford was once a  More

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Oxford is a lovely town but offers little to no service and taxes it's residents out of their homes. Too bad because it wasn't always that way but the current political  More

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Over 18 years ago

Nice people. Lots of community  More

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Reviews for Sterling    1 Reviews

Over 15 years ago

Sterling is a small, mostly residential community set in the foothills of Mount Wachusett in central Massachusetts. As the home of Mary Sawyer of "Mary's Little Lamb"  More

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