- Sterling Township, Crawford County, Indiana
Infobox Settlement
official_name = Sterling Township
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Location of Sterling Township in Crawford County
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map_caption1 =subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 =Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Crawford
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 125.57
area_land_km2 = 125.39
area_water_km2 = 0.18
area_total_sq_mi = 48.48
area_land_sq_mi = 48.41
area_water_sq_mi = 0.07population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1,668
population_density_km2 = 13.3
population_density_sq_mi = 34.45timezone =
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 155
elevation_ft = 509
latd = 38
latm = 20
lats = 12
latNS = N
longd = 86
longm = 27
longs = 13
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blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-73016GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453873 453873]
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footnotes =Sterling Township is one of nine townships in
Crawford County, Indiana . As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,668.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.
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
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*Cemeteries
The township contains nine cemeteries: Cunningham, Denbo, Grant, Hamilton, Land, Purkhiser, Seton, Sloan and Stewart.
References
* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]External links
* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Crawford.htm Indiana Township Association page for Crawford County]
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