THE MOUNT STERLING LAND BRIEF
Land in the
Outer Bluegrass setting.
Mount Sterling city has 4.5 square miles of land in Montgomery County. Its Census reference point is in Outer Bluegrass, within Interior Plateau.
Open hills, irregular plains and tablelands are developed on limestone and other sedimentary rocks. Oak-hickory woodland, local prairie and cedar-glade settings contribute to this diverse inland plateau.
Regional context: Interior Plateau ↗ · Classification at the Census reference point
Mount Sterling and Montgomery County
Mount Sterling is associated with Montgomery County in the Census boundary data. Start with the parcel’s tax bill to match the property to that jurisdiction, then confirm which government handles its land use.
Mount Sterling by land and water
The Census records 0.02 square miles of water within Mount Sterling, or 0.5% of its total area. It is 0.2 percentage points lower than the 0.7% recorded for Montgomery County. This is geographic context; waterfront status and usable land must be checked at the parcel.
For scale, Mount Sterling city has 2.1 times the land area of nearby Camargo city (2.19 square miles). These areas describe boundaries, not comparable property prices.

