Sterling Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States.

The 2020 census recorded 4,602 people in the township.

The Township is located in the northern extension of the county and borders the following townships: Part of the village of Mount Orab is located in southeastern Sterling Township.

[5] 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.

There is also an elected township fiscal officer,[6] 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.