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Sterling Heights, Michigan

Sterling Heights is in Macomb County, with approximately 134,000 residents.

Well-Known Places in Sterling Heights

Lakeside Mall, Dodge Park, Sterling Heights Nature Center.

Sterling Heights Business Districts

• Hall Road Corridor
• Van Dyke Avenue
• Mound Road Industrial
• Little Nineveh
• Lakeside City Center

Major Employers in Sterling Heights

Stellantis, Ford Motor Company, General Dynamics.

About Sterling Heights, Michigan

Sterling Heights is Metro Detroit's second-largest suburb and Michigan's fourth-most populous city, built on former rhubarb farms in Macomb County. It is a manufacturing powerhouse, home to the Stellantis plant that builds the Ram 1500 pickup and to General Dynamics Land Systems, designer of much of the U.S. military's ground fleet. A large Chaldean and Assyrian community has earned parts of the city the nickname 'Little Nineveh.'

History of Sterling Heights

• Land surveyed in 1818; organized as part of Shelby Township in 1827, split off as Jefferson Township in 1835, then renamed Sterling Township in 1838, likely honoring Sterling, New York
• Until the 1950s it was farm country, notably known for growing rhubarb sold in Detroit markets
• Incorporated as a city in 1968; 'Heights' was added to distinguish it from the village of Sterling in Arenac County

Landmarks and Places in Sterling Heights

• Dodge Park along the Clinton River, the site of Sterlingfest
• Freedom Hill County Park and its Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
• Lakeside Mall, a regional shopping center that opened in 1976 and is undergoing redevelopment

Community Life in Sterling Heights

• Sterlingfest Art and Music Fair began at Dodge Park in July 1983 as the Sterling Heights Solid Gold Summerfest and is held there the last week of July, with an arts and crafts fair, music stages and a family midway
• Deep ethnic mix including large Chaldean/Assyrian, Polish, Macedonian, Italian, and German communities
• Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre at Freedom Hill hosts major touring concerts

Local reference: en.wikipedia.org, www.sterlingheights.gov, en.wikipedia.org