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Mount Sterling Township is one of nine townships in Brown County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,673 and it contained 1,255 housing units.[2]

Mount Sterling Township
Township
Location in Brown County
Brown County's location in Illinois
Coordinates: 39°58′22″N 90°44′54″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Brown
Established	November 8, 1853
Area
• Total	37.24 sq mi (96.5 km2)
• Land	37.19 sq mi (96.3 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2)  0.16%
Elevation	705 ft (215 m)
Population  (2010)
• Estimate  (2016)[1]	4,566
• Density	125.7/sq mi (48.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	62353, 62378
FIPS code	17-009-51167

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 37.24 square miles (96.5 km²), of which 37.19 square miles (96.3 km²) (or 99.87%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km²) (or 0.16%) is water.[2]

Cities

• Mount Sterling

Unincorporated towns

• Hersman

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these ten cemeteries: Greenwell, Harbour, Hersman, Icabod Perry, Keifer, Means, Mount Sterling Catholic, Mount Sterling City, Putnam and Wilson.

Major highways

• US Route 24
• Illinois Route 99
• Illinois Route 107

Landmarks

• Fairground

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
2016 (est.)	4,566	[1]
U.S. Decennial Census[3]

School districts

• Brown County Community Unit School District 1

Political districts

• Illinois's 18th congressional district
• State House District 93
• State Senate District 47

References

• "Mount Sterling Township, Brown County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2010-01-04.
• United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States National Atlas

External links

• City-Data.com
• Illinois State Archives

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