| Sterling Township | |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Mapsize: | 260px |
| Image Map1: | Pennsylvania in United States (US48).svg |
| Map Caption1: | Location of Pennsylvania in the United States |
| Coordinates: | 41.3333°N -75.4164°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Pennsylvania |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wayne |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 70.52 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 27.23 |
| Area Land Km2: | 69.92 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 27.00 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.60 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.23 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1601 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Total: | 1450 |
| Pop Est As Of: | 2016 |
| Pop Est Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Est: | 1397 |
| Population Density Km2: | 19.98 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 51.75 |
| Timezone1: | EST |
| Utc Offset1: | -5 |
| Timezone1 Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -4 |
| Postal Code: | 18436, 18444, 18445, 18463 |
| Area Code: | 570 and 272 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 42-127-73968 |
| Blank2 Name Sec2: | Wikimedia Commons |
Sterling is a second-class township in Wayne County, Pennsylvania. The township's population was 1,450 at the time of the 2010 United States Census.[3]
The following villages are located in Sterling Township:
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of, of which is land and (0.44%) is water.
As of the census of 2010, there were 1,450 people, 570 households, and 431 families residing in the township. The population density was 46sp=usNaNsp=us. There were 734 housing units at an average density of 23.5/sq mi (9.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 95.9% White, 2.2% African American, 0.30% Asian, 0.6% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.7% of the population.
There were 570 households, out of which 26.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 19.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.89.
In the township the population was spread out, with 19.7% under the age of 18, 62.6% from 18 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45 years.
As of 2010 census, the median income for a household in the township was $50,489, and the median income for a family was $53,333. Males had a median income of $32,297 versus $33,906 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,700. About 8.7% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.