Perry Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,990.[3]

Perry Township, Ashland County, Ohio
Township
James A. Garfield recruited township men to Company O of the 42nd Ohio Infantry
Location of Perry Township in Ashland County
Coordinates: 40°51′44″N 82°10′2″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Ashland
Area
• Total	30.4 sq mi (78.8 km2)
• Land	30.3 sq mi (78.5 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,175 ft (358 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	1,990
• Density	66/sq mi (25.4/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-61756[2]
GNIS feature ID	1085713[1]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Jackson Township - north
• Congress Township, Wayne County - northeast corner
• Chester Township, Wayne County - east
• Plain Township, Wayne County - southeast corner
• Mohican Township - south
• Vermillion Township - southwest corner
• Montgomery Township - west

No municipalities are located in Perry Township.

Name and history

Perry Township was organized in 1814.[4]

It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.[5]

Government

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. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. 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. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

• County website