Perry Township, Miami County, Indiana
Perry Township | |
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Township | |
Location in Miami County | |
Coordinates: 40°57′24″N 86°00′48″W / 40.95667°N 86.01333°WCoordinates: 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 | 820 ft (250 m) |
Population (2010) | |
• Total | 864 |
• Density | 21.4/sq mi (8.3/km2) |
ZIP codes | 46910, 46951, 46974 |
GNIS feature ID | 0453722 |
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.[1]
History
The first settlement at Perry Township was made in 1833.[2] Perry Township was organized in 1837.[3] 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.[4]
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.[1]
Unincorporated towns
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Gilead, Enterprise, Gaerte, Shoemaker and Tilden.
School districts
- North Miami Community Schools
Political districts
- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 23
- State Senate District 18
References
- "Perry Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
- ↑ "History of Miami County (archived)". Miami County Tourism Office. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved 22 August 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. p. 137.
- ↑ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 712.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Perry Township
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