Perry Township, Pike County, Ohio

Perry Township, Pike County, Ohio
Township

Baled corn in a field in Perry Township

Location of Perry Township in Pike County
Coordinates: 39°9′43″N 83°20′2″W / 39.16194°N 83.33389°W / 39.16194; -83.33389Coordinates: 39°9′43″N 83°20′2″W / 39.16194°N 83.33389°W / 39.16194; -83.33389
Country United States
State Ohio
County Pike
Area
 • Total 23.0 sq mi (59.5 km2)
 • Land 23.0 sq mi (59.5 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 922 ft (281 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 913
 • Density 39.7/sq mi (15.3/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-62022[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086816[1]

Perry Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 913 people in the township.[3]

Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Perry Township, although the unincorporated community of Cynthiana lies in the northwestern part of the 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

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ↑ Pike County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved 2007-02-16.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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