Sterling Heights, Michigan Sterling Heights, Michigan City of Sterling Heights Sterling Heights City Hall Sterling Heights City Hall Location of Sterling Heights, Michigan Location of Sterling Heights, Michigan Sterling Heights, Michigan is positioned in the US Sterling Heights, Michigan - Sterling Heights, Michigan Sterling Heights is a town/city in Macomb County of the U.S.

As of the 2010 census, the town/city had a total populace of 129,699. It is the second biggest suburb in Metro Detroit, and the fourth biggest city in Michigan.

Sterling Heights persistently rates as the safest town/city in Michigan with populace over 100,000. Sterling Heights was incorporated as a town/city in 1968.

It was until the 1950s an agricultural region largely devoted to burgeoning rhubarb and other crops sold in Detroit. Prior to 1968 Sterling Heights was known as Sterling Township.

There was already a small village titled Sterling in Arenac County, so the word "Heights" was added to the township name to satisfy a state law that prevents incorporated municipalities from having the same name.

Lakeside Mall opened in Sterling Heights in 1976.

In the 1990s, ethnic Macedonians in Sterling Heights, together with ethnic Serbs, had the nickname "Yugos." As of 1991 many inhabitants worked in automobile plants directed by Chrysler and Ford, and that year, Murray Dublin of The Baltimore Sun described Sterling Heights as "blue collar." The August 2006 copy of Money periodical listed Sterling Heights as No.

According to the United States Enumeration Bureau, the town/city has a total region of 36.80 square miles (95.31 km2), of which 36.51 square miles (94.56 km2) is territory and 0.29 square miles (0.75 km2) is water. Sterling Heights is part of the Clinton River watershed, and chapters of the river flow through the city.

Sterling Heights is 16 miles (26 km) from Downtown Detroit.

Sterling Heights experienced its first-ever mayoral major in 2009.

Sterling Heights Sterling Heights sits on two chief thoroughfares: In Sterling Heights, large areas are devoted to retail and commercial evolution (e.g., Lakeside Mall).

Utica Road is an meaningful diagonal connector that criss-crosses the town/city to northwest, going at the intersection of Dodge Park Road (across from the Sterling Heights town/city hall, and athwart the road from Dodge Park) through the first roundabout in Macomb County.

Dequindre Road is the border between the town/city of Sterling Heights and the town/city of Troy.

In 2000 there were more citizens in Sterling Heights born in Iraq than any other foreign country.

In that year there were 5,059 citizens in Sterling Heights born in Iraq.

Sterling Heights is served by two enhance school districts, Utica Community Schools and Warren Consolidated Schools, which are inside the Macomb Intermediate School District.

Nationally, Sterling Heights is situated in Michigan's 10th congressional district, represented by Republican Paul Mitchell.

The town/city of Sterling Heights has three small-town newspapers, the Macomb Daily.

Daily and Sunday bringy (owned by the Journal Register Company), the Sterling Heights Sentry (C and G Newspapers), and the Sterling Heights Source (owned by Advisor & Source Newspapers), the last two are bringed to town/city residences no-charge of charge.

SHTV is run by the city's improve relations department and usually features locally produced programming (including City Council meetings) and improve announcements.

Another channel is used for the Sterling Heights Public Library, which usually features educational programs as well as library announcements.

The town/city also releases a cyclic periodical and a town/city calendar no-charge of charge to each town/city homehold and business.

WUFL, affiliated with Family Life Radio, is also based in Sterling Heights.

Sister City initiatives give opportunities for the cities' inhabitants to come to know each other's cultures. Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia - agreed by the Sterling Heights town/city council in 1982 (then Tetovo was in Yugoslavia) Shengjin, Albania - agreed by the Sterling Heights town/city council on May 7, 2013 Retired NHL defenseman Derian Hatcher, born in Sterling Heights.

Retired NHL defenseman Shawn Chambers, born in Sterling Heights.

Retired NHL left wing Brad Jones, played for Michigan Wolverines men's ice hockey, Winnipeg Jets, Los Angeles Kings and Philadelphia Flyers, was born in Sterling Heights.

Mario Impemba, current play by play announcer for the Detroit Tigers on FSN Detroit, was born in Sterling Heights.

Rock singer Bob Seger, lived in Sterling Heights, and shared a backyard with his drummer.

Basketball player Kalin Lucas of the Michigan State Spartans was born in Sterling Heights.

Teammates Shawn Hunwick (goaltender for the Michigan Wolverines men's hockey team) and draft pick of Montreal Canadiens defenceman Greg Pateryn, born in Sterling Heights.

NFL Football player Craig Krenzel, born in Sterling Heights.

Professional football linebacker Frank Zombo, also of the Packers, hails from Sterling Heights.

Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sterling Heights, Michigan "Sterling Heights rates well in safety, report says".

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Pre-City History, The Official Site of the City of Sterling Heights a b c "Jaffna becomes a Sister City of Sterling Heights, United States".

"Albanian town/city becomes Sterling's fifth sister town/city " (Archive).

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