Sterling -- U.S. County in Texas Population (2000): 1393 Housing Units (2000): 633 Land area (2000): 923.357747 sq. miles (2391.485484 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.131714 sq. miles (0.341137 sq. km) Total area (2000): 923.489461 sq. miles (2391.826621 sq. km) Located within: Texas (TX), FIPS 48 Location: 31.818347 N, 101.045503 W Headwords: Sterling Sterling, TX Sterling County Sterling County, TX