Perry Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 822 (down from 864 at 2010[3]) and it contained 301 housing units.
Perry Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Miami County | |
| Coordinates: 40°57′24″N 86°00′48″W / 40.95667°N 86.01333°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Indiana |
| County | Miami |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.53 sq mi (105.0 km2) |
| • Land | 40.39 sq mi (104.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.4 km2) 0.35% |
| Elevation | 840 ft (256 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 822 |
| • Density | 20/sq mi (7.8/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 46910, 46951, 46974 |
| GNIS feature ID | 453722 |
History
editThe first settlement at Perry Township was made in 1833.[4] Perry Township was organized in 1837.[5] 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.[6]
Geography
editAccording 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.[3]
Unincorporated towns
editExtinct towns
editCemeteries
editThe township contains these five cemeteries: Gilead, Enterprise, Gaerte, Shoemaker and Tilden.
School districts
edit- North Miami Community Schools
Political districts
edit- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 23
- State Senate District 18
References
edit- "Perry Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Perry Township, Miami County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ^ a b "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 February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
- ^ "History of Miami County (archived)". Miami County Tourism Office. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. pp. 712.