Electricity Rates in Mount Sterling, OH

History of Mount Sterling

Mount Sterling was laid out in 1826 or 1828 by John J. Smith, Esq. of Mount Sterling, Kentucky, named after Smith's hometown, and recorded at London on June 26, 1829. The Mount Sterling Post Office was established on June 8, 1830, with Rowland Wilson as the first postmaster. The post office was discontinued on November 15, 1831, but re-established on April 6, 1832. The town was incorporated on March 12, 1845, and the corporation limits expanded in 1873. As of 1875, the community contained three churches, one bank, five dry goods stores, three grocery stores, two drug stores, one hotel, two harness shops, one hardware store, one stove store, two boot and shoe stores, two blacksmith shops, a carriage manufacturing company, one wagon shop, four physicians, and one flour mill. As of 1915, the town was lighted by electricity, had a city waterworks, and contained two grain elevators, one opera house, one high school, one grade school, and multiple churches and stores.The Mount Sterling Public Library is located at 60 W. Columbus Street. The American Legion Post 417 is located at 27 Clark Street.School-age children attend either the Miami Trace school district near Washington Court House, Ohio, or the Madison-Plains school district near London, Ohio. Both are about 15 miles from Mount Sterling.

Mount Sterling by the Numbers

Population

5,609

Median Age

41.6 yrs

Median Household Income

$87,417/yr

Median Home Value

$209,400

Homeownership Rate

79%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023)