Sterling Township is a township in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 276 as of the 2000 census.
History
Sterling Township was named after Stirling, in Scotland. The Sterling Congregational Church was completed in 1867.
Geography
Public Land Survey System (PLSS) of the United States: Township 105 North, Range 27 West, Fifth Meridian, 23,044 Acres. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.0 square miles (93.3 km), of which 34.4 square miles (89.1 km) is land and 1.6 square miles (4.2 km) (4.50%) is water.
Unincorporated community
- Sterling Center at
Major highway
- 20px Minnesota State Highway 30
Lakes
- Lura Lake (vast majority)
Adjacent townships
- Lyra Township (north)
- Beauford Township (northeast)
- Mapleton Township (east)
- Delavan Township, Faribault County (south)
- Winnebago City Township, Faribault County (southwest)
- Shelby Township (west)
- Vernon Center Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
The township contains these two cemeteries: Jackson Lake and Sterling.
Demographics
As of the census