Perry Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 451, including 86 people in the village of Antioch.[3]

Perry Township, Monroe County, Ohio
Township
The Foreaker Covered Bridge on the Little Muskingum River
Location of Perry Township in Monroe County
Coordinates: 39°39′36″N 81°4′5″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Monroe
Area
• Total	24.4 sq mi (63.1 km2)
• Land	24.4 sq mi (63.1 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	932 ft (284 m)
Population  (2010)
• Total	451
• Density	18/sq mi (7.1/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-61952[2]
GNIS feature ID	1086656[1]

Geography

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

• Center Township - north
• Green Township - northeast
• Jackson Township - southeast
• Benton Township - south
• Washington Township - west
• Wayne Township - northwest

The village of Antioch is located in central Perry Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.[4]

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,[5] 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