Map of Sterlington town

Sterlington is a town in northern Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, United States, near the boundary with Union Parish. At the 2010 census, the population was 1,594. In the 2018 census estimates, the population rose to 2,724. In 2014, Sterlington was the fastest-growing community in Northeast Louisiana.

Sterlington town overview:
Name:	Sterlington town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Louisiana
County:	Ouachita Parish
Incorporated:	1961
Elevation:	56 ft (17 m)
Total Area:	2.83 sq mi (7.34 km²)
Land Area:	2.83 sq mi (7.34 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,980
Population Density:	699.15/sq mi (269.90/km²)
ZIP code:	71280
Area code:	318
FIPS code:	2273255
Website:	www.townofsterlington.com

Online Interactive Map

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Sterlington online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

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History

Former Mayor Vern Breland was subsequently arrested for malfeasance in office in April 2020.

In 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged the town of Sterlington, its former mayor, and the town’s advise with misleading investors in the sale of $5.8 million in municipal bonds in 2017 and 2018.

Sterlington Road Map

Sterlington city Satellite Map

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km), of which 2.3 square miles (5.9 km) is land and 0.43% is water.