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Perry Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 864 and it contained 343 housing units.[2]

Perry Township
Township
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°57′24″N 86°00′48″W
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMiami
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total40.53 sq mi (105.0 km2)
 • Land40.39 sq mi (104.6 km2)
 • Water0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.35%
Elevation
[1]
840 ft (256 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total864
 • Density21.4/sq mi (8.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
46910, 46951, 46974
GNIS feature ID453722

History


The first settlement at Perry Township was made in 1833.[3] Perry Township was organized in 1837.[4] The township is named for Oliver Hazard Perry, best known for his heroic role in the War of 1812 during the Battle of Lake Erie.[5]


Geography


According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 40.53 square miles (105.0 km2), of which 40.39 square miles (104.6 km2) (or 99.65%) is land and 0.14 square miles (0.36 km2) (or 0.35%) is water.[2]


Unincorporated towns



Extinct towns



Cemeteries


The township contains these five cemeteries: Gilead, Enterprise, Gaerte, Shoemaker and Tilden.


School districts



Political districts



References


  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
  2. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  3. "History of Miami County (archived)". Miami County Tourism Office. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  4. Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 137.
  5. History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 712.




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