Sterling Township | |
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Township | |
Location of Sterling Township in Crawford County |
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Coordinates: 38°20′12″N 86°27′13″W / 38.33667°N 86.45361°WCoordinates: 38°20′12″N 86°27′13″W / 38.33667°N 86.45361°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Crawford |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 48.47 sq mi (125.5 km2) |
• Land | 48.41 sq mi (125.4 km2) |
• Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,635 |
• Density | 33.8/sq mi (13.1/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-73016 |
GNIS feature ID | 453873 |
Sterling Township is one of nine townships in Crawford County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,635 and it contained 860 housing units.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 48.47 square miles (125.5 km2), of which 48.41 square miles (125.4 km2) (or 99.88%) is land and 0.07 square miles (0.18 km2) (or 0.14%) is water. Bluegill Pond and Grant Lake are in this township.
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains nine cemeteries: Cunningham, Denbo, Grant, Hamilton, Land, Purkhiser, Seton, Sloan and Stewart.