Sterling Township, Crawford County, Indiana

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Sterling Township
Location of Sterling Township in Crawford County
Coordinates: 38°20′12″N 86°27′13″W / 38.33667, -86.45361
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Crawford
Area
- Total	48.48 sq mi (125.57 km²)
- Land	48.41 sq mi (125.39 km²)
- Water	0.07 sq mi (0.18 km²)
Elevation [1]	509 ft (155 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	1,668
- Density	34.45/sq mi (13.3/km²)
FIPS code	18-73016[2]
GNIS feature ID	453873

Sterling Township is one of nine townships in Crawford County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,668.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities and towns 1.2 Unincorporated towns 1.3 Adjacent townships 1.4 Major highways 1.5 Cemeteries 2 References 3 External links

[edit] Geography

Sterling Township covers an area of 48.48 square miles; 0.07 square miles (0.14 percent) of this is water. Bluegill Pond and Grant Lake are in this township.

[edit] Cities and towns

• English

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Temple

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Southeast Township, Orange County (northeast)
• Liberty Township (east)
• Whiskey Run Township (east)
• Jennings Township (southeast)
• Ohio Township (south)
• Union Township (southwest)
• Patoka Township (west)
• Greenfield Township, Orange County (northwest)

[edit] Major highways

• Indiana State Road 37
• Indiana State Road 64

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains nine cemeteries: Cunningham, Denbo, Grant, Hamilton, Land, Purkhiser, Seton, Sloan and Stewart.

[edit] References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names

1. ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
2. ^ American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Crawford County

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Indiana County seat: English Cities and towns Alton | English | Leavenworth | Marengo | Milltown Townships Boone | Jennings | Johnson | Liberty | Ohio | Patoka | Sterling | Union | Whiskey Run Unincorporated communities Artist Point | Beechwood | Brownstown | Cape Sandy | Carefree | Curby | Deuchars | Eckerty | Fredonia | Grantsburg | Hogtown | Jericho | Magnolia | Mifflin | Pilot Knob | Riceville | Riddle | Sulphur | Sulphur Springs | Switzer Crossroads | Taswell | Temple | West Fork | Wickliffe | Wyandotte