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History · Sterling Ranch

Half of Sterling Ranch’s homes were built after 2021

More historic than 2% of U.S. towns · #141 of 159 in Colorado. What drives it

Most of Sterling Ranch was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2021. Below: maps from 1942 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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About Sterling Ranch’s history

How historic is Sterling Ranch?

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More historic than 2% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

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What drives Sterling Ranch’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Sterling Ranch is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #141 of 159 in Colorado. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Sterling Ranch’s overall grade.
Founding eraNo founding year we can rely on, so the grade uses the other two–Homes built before 19400.0% of homes (±0.9) · typical CO town 2.5% · U.S. 8.4%D−National RegisterNo listings counted · typical CO town 1.1 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 2%
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Colorado towns of 2,500+ (159)Ahead of 11%

Few Colorado towns list much on the Register (a typical Colorado town has 1.1 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Sterling Ranch’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (22% of Colorado towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share (±0.9 points) is firm at this size.

Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Sterling Ranch’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Sterling Ranch are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story

How Sterling Ranch came to be

From Wikipedia’s history of Sterling Ranch.

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Construction of Sterling Ranch development began in early 2016, with eight builders offering single-family homes. The development comprises 3,400 acres and was to eventually house 33,000 residents. The full buildout for the community is projected to take 20 years and will include nine villages with a town center.

Sterling Ranch will include 30 miles of internal trails connecting to Chatfield State Park and Roxborough State Park and three regional parks. Nearly 40 percent of Sterling Ranch will remain open space, including two wildlife corridors.

Providence Village, the first of the nine villages in the development, consists of just under 800 homes, a recreation center, church, school, civic center, and several parks.

Text from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

By decade

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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Sterling Ranch on the map, 1942 to 1980

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Sterling Ranch. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Sterling Ranch on the 1942 USGS mapSterling Ranch on the 1965 USGS mapSterling Ranch on the 1980 USGS map1942Littleton sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Sterling Ranch.

Famous people

Famous people close to Sterling Ranch

Nobody well known was born in Sterling Ranch itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Ross LynchAmerican actor and singer · b. 1995
Dave GrusinAmerican composer, arranger, producer, and pian… · b. 1934
Mallory SwansonAmerican soccer player · b. 1998
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Ethan HorvathAmerican soccer player · b. 1995
Amy Van DykenAmerican swimmer · b. 1973
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Logan MillerAmerican actor (*1992) · b. 1992

Questions about Sterling Ranch’s history

How does Sterling Ranch rank for history?

Sterling Ranch is more historic than 2% of U.S. towns, #141 of 159 in Colorado. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Sterling Ranch?

0.0% of Sterling Ranch’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate), against a typical 2.5% for a Colorado town; the median home was built in 2021.

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikipedia, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.