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Sterling, CO vs Cotter, AR

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- Cotter is 0% more densely populated than Sterling.
- People are 41.5% more likely to be married in Cotter.
- The Median Age is 26.1 years older in Cotter.
 Sterling, COCotter, ARUnited States
 Population  Unlock1,019329,725,481
 Female Population43.4%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population56.6%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock63.138.4
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 Population - 201014,828  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock921285,036,114
 Population - 199010,362  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock3.8%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now35.9%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock424.693.4
 Land Area7.6  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.0264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Sterling, COCotter, ARUnited States
 Age 0 to 46.5%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock4.3%6.1%
 Age 10 to 145.0%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock1.6%3.9%
 Age 18 to 205.7%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock2.8%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3417.0%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock8.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock3.8%6.7%
 Age 60 to 645.6%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock28.3%9.6%
 Age 75 to 845.3%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.5%1.9%
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 Race
 Sterling, COCotter, ARUnited States
 White70.0%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock0.0%12.2%
 Asian0.4%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.0%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander1.4%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.0%0.4%
 Two or More Races5.2%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock0.9%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Sterling, COCotter, ARUnited States
 Married Population42.3%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock55.5%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.3%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock40.2%50.2%
 Never Married33.6%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock14.9%10.8%
 Widowed6.7%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.082.60
 Households5,050  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock31580,755,759
     Married couple, w/children36.0%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock60.0%42.9%
 Non Family Households2,441  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.7%15.8%
     Single householder, no children12.2%  Unlock10.8%
Reviews for Sterling    4 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I finally found a place I can afford to live in Colorado , only problem is the commute to Littleton is over 2 hours on the way home from work. So I leave for work on the  More

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Over 13 years ago

This place has the best customer service and "Howdy neighbor" was invented here. Cost of living is better than Indiana and Oregon. Quiet town, so you'll need to create  More

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Over 13 years ago

Sterling is a completely corrupt town where anyone in the"good-old-boys" network came cause untold misery for anyone they choose. The police, the courts, child  More

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Reviews for Cotter    3 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Staying a night at this location I heard high pitched calls... and was told that this was the call of the Sasquach or "Big Foot." I talked to several residents who  More

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Over 19 years ago

Cotter, AR appears to be a poverty stricken hamlet, hapazardly strewn into a semi-valley and hills on the East bank of the White River. It is difficult to imagine any  More

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Over 20 years ago

if you like to fish, you have lots to do here. Otherwise, life is  More

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