Sterling Township, KS Public Records
Sterling Township is a township with its own local government in Rice County, Kansas, with an estimated population of 182 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 43.5 square miles of land.
🏢 Sterling Township Office
Sterling Township's own township government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the township clerk under the Kansas Open Records Act. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the township; see the offices below.
📇 Sterling Township Contact on File
| Government | Township Of Sterling |
| Contact listed | Trustee |
| Mailing address | 2470 18th Rd, Sterling, KS 67579 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Sterling
Sterling Township is in Rice County. In Kansas, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds. Divorce cases in Kansas are heard by the District Court in each county. Wills and estates in Kansas are handled by the District Court in each county.
📍 Rice County at a Glance
| County | Rice County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 9,284 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Rice County District Court – Clerk of the District Court (Rice County Courthouse)
| Address | 101 W Commercial St., 3rd Floor, Lyons, KS 67554-2797 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (620) 257-2383 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Kansas District Court case records for the county (civil, criminal, domestic, probate, small claims, traffic); the Clerk of the District Court keeps the files |
| Official website | ricecounty.us |
| Sources | kscourts.gov/…/20th-Judicial-District ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Rice County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Sterling
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Sterling, KS:
📋 Sterling Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Kansas Department of Health and Environment – Office of Vital StatisticsCertified birth and death certificates for Kansas are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Kansas, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds. |
| Court cases & divorce | Rice County courthouse. Divorce cases in Kansas are heard by the District Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Kansas are handled by the District Court in each county. |
| State court system | Kansas Judicial Branch |
| Sex offender registry | National Sex Offender Public Website (U.S. Department of Justice), which searches the Kansas registry |