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Sterling Township, Crawford County, Indiana

Coordinates: 38°20′12″N 86°27′13″W / 38.33667°N 86.45361°W / 38.33667; -86.45361
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Sterling Township
Location of Sterling Township in Crawford County
Location of Sterling Township in Crawford County
Coordinates: 38°20′12″N 86°27′13″W / 38.33667°N 86.45361°W / 38.33667; -86.45361
CountryUnited States
StateIndiana
CountyCrawford
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total48.47 sq mi (125.5 km2)
 • Land48.41 sq mi (125.4 km2)
 • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation509 ft (155 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,603
 • Density33/sq mi (13/km2)
FIPS code18-73016[2]
GNIS feature ID453873

Sterling Township is one of nine townships in Crawford County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,603 and it contained 804 housing units.[3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18902,200
19002,48613.0%
19102,078−16.4%
19201,854−10.8%
19301,8650.6%
19401,9132.6%
19501,799−6.0%
19601,563−13.1%
19701,560−0.2%
19801,79915.3%
19901,743−3.1%
20001,668−4.3%
20101,635−2.0%
20201,603−2.0%
Source: US Decennial Census[4]

Geography

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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.[5] Bluegill Pond and Grant Lake are in this township.

Cities and towns

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Unincorporated towns

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

Adjacent townships

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Major highways

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Cemeteries

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

References

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  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
  5. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
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