Sterling Township, Crawford County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°20′12″N 86°27′13″W / 38.33667°N 86.45361°W / 38.33667; -86.45361CountryUnited StatesStateIndianaCountyCrawfordGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total48.47 sq mi (125.5 km²) • Land48.41 sq mi (125.4 km²) • Water0.07 sq mi (0.2 km²)Elevation

^[1]

509 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
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,200	—
1900	2,486	13.0%
1910	2,078	−16.4%
1920	1,854	−10.8%
1930	1,865	0.6%
1940	1,913	2.6%
1950	1,799	−6.0%
1960	1,563	−13.1%
1970	1,560	−0.2%
1980	1,799	15.3%
1990	1,743	−3.1%
2000	1,668	−4.3%
2010	1,635	−2.0%
2020	1,603	−2.0%
Source: US Decennial Census^[4]

Geography

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

English

Unincorporated towns

Temple

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

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)

Major highways

Cemeteries

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

References

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

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "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.