Sterling Township, Brown County, Ohio

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Sterling Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Brown County.
Municipalities and townships of Brown County.
Coordinates: 39°4′20″N 83°58′26″W / 39.07222, -83.97389
Country United States
State Ohio
County Brown
Area
 - Total 29.1 sq mi (75.3 km²)
 - Land 29.1 sq mi (75.3 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation [1] 922 ft (281 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 3,753
 - Density 129.1/sq mi (49.8/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-74559[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085805[1]

Sterling Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,753 people in the township, 3,604 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

Located in the northern extension of the county, it borders the following townships:

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

[edit] Name and history

It is the only Sterling Township statewide.

[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

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