Sterling Township, Hodgeman County, Kansas

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Sterling Township
Hodgeman County, Kansas
Township
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Location within Hodgeman County
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Sterling Township
Location within Kansas
Coordinates: 38°2′30″N99°41′1″W / 38.04167°N 99.68361°W / 38.04167; -99.68361 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Hodgeman
Area
 • Total
144.24 sq mi (373.58 km2)
 • Land144.21 sq mi (373.51 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)  0.02%
Elevation
[1]
2,320 ft (710 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total
144
 • Density1.00/sq mi (0.39/km2)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code 20-68175 [1]
GNIS ID 473533 [1]

Sterling Township is a township in Hodgeman County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2000 census, its population was 144.

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Geography

Sterling Township covers an area of 144.24 square miles (373.6 km2) and contains no incorporated settlements.

The streams of Rock Creek and White Woman Creek run through this township. According to the USGS, [2] there is one church and one cemetery, St. Mary's. St. Mary's Parish was dissolved in 1997 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sterling Township, Hodgeman County, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "The National Map".
  3. ↑ "National and State Registers of Historic Places - Kansas Historical Society".

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