Sterling Township, Brown County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Sterling Township, Brown County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Brown
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:73.6
Area Land Km2:73.6
Area Water Km2:0.0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:4602
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:281
Elevation Ft:922
Coordinates:39.0722°N -83.9739°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-74559[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1085805

Sterling Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census recorded 4,602 people in the township.

Geography

The Township is located in the northern extension of the county and borders the following townships:

Part of the village of Mount Orab is located in southeastern Sterling Township.

Name and history

It is the only Sterling Township statewide.[4]

Sterling Township was established in 1824 from land given by Perry and Pike townships.[5]

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[6] who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sterling township, Brown County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 27 May 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. 2007-02-16.
  5. Book: The History of Brown County, Ohio . Higginson Book Company . 1883 . 686.
  6. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24