Perry Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 462 people in the township.[2]

Perry Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Township
United Methodist Church in West Chester
Location of Perry Township in Tuscarawas County
Coordinates: 40°14′35″N 81°22′31″W
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Tuscarawas
Area
• Total	25.7 sq mi (66.7 km2)
• Land	25.7 sq mi (66.6 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation [1]	1,217 ft (371 m)
Population  (2010)[2]
• Total	440
• Estimate  (2017)[3]	264
• Density	17.1/sq mi (6.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-62092[4]
GNIS feature ID	1087062[1]

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Rush Township - north
• Washington Township, Harrison County - northeast
• Freeport Township, Harrison County - southeast
• Washington Township, Guernsey County - south
• Monroe Township, Guernsey County - southwest
• Washington Township - west
• Clay Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Perry Township.

Name and history

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, 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. The current trustees are Harry R. Allen, Greg Bear, and William Keeton, and the fiscal officer is Sandra Cappel.[6]

References

External links

• County website