Sterling Township, Brown County, Ohio
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Sterling Township is one of the sixteen townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Brown County
Brown County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 42,285 people, 15,555 households, and 11,790 families residing in the county. The population density was 86 people per square mile . There were 17,193 housing units at an average density of 35 per square mile...

, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...

, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...

 found 3,753 people in the township, 3,604 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northern extension of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Perry Township
    Perry Township, Brown County, Ohio
    Perry Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,830 people in the township, 4,367 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - north
  • Green Township
    Green Township, Brown County, Ohio
    Green Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,389 people in the township, 1,978 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - east
  • Pike Township
    Pike Township, Brown County, Ohio
    Pike Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,742 people in the township, 2,995 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - south
  • Williamsburg Township, Clermont County
    Williamsburg Township, Clermont County, Ohio
    Williamsburg Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,005 people in the township, 2,647 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southwest
  • Jackson Township, Clermont County
    Jackson Township, Clermont County, Ohio
    Jackson Township is one of the fourteen townships of Clermont County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2576 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northwest


Part of the village of Mount Orab
Mount Orab, Ohio
Mount Orab is a village in Brown County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,307 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Mount Orab is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land....

is located in southeastern Sterling Township.

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, 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.
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