Sterling Township

Summary

Sterling Township is a township of Minnesota^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of township_of_minnesota entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sterling Township is located in Blue Earth County^[3].
• Sterling Township is in the country of United States^[4].
• Sterling Township's instance of is recorded as township of Minnesota^[5].
• Stirling is named after Sterling Township^[6].
• Sterling Township's located in time zone is recorded as Central Time Zone^[7].
• Sterling Township's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 665707^[8].
• Sterling Township's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 43.895277777778, 'lon': -94.069166666667}^[9].
• Sterling Township's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0vvmj^[10].
• Sterling Township's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 27-62716^[11].
• Sterling Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+244'}^[12].
• Sterling Township's population is recorded as {'amount': '+296'}^[13].
• Sterling Township's number of households is recorded as {'amount': '+101'}^[14].
• Sterling Township's GeoNames ID is recorded as 5048754^[15].
• Sterling Township's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+306'}^[16].
• Sterling Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+36.0'}^[17].
• Sterling Township's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+45249'}^[18].
• Sterling Township's per capita income is recorded as {'unit': 'Q4917', 'amount': '+45249'}^[19].

Body

Geography

Sterling Township is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Blue Earth County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Sterling Township's area is recorded as {'unit': 'Q232291', 'amount': '+36.0'}^[17]. Its elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+306'}^[16]. Population counts include {'amount': '+244'}^[12] and {'amount': '+296'}^[13].

Designation and Status

Sterling Township's instance of is recorded as township of Minnesota^[5].

History and Context

Stirling is named after Sterling Township^[6].

Why It Matters

Sterling Township ranks in the top 2% of township_of_minnesota entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]