Perry Township, Miami County, Indiana

Perry Township
Township

Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°57′24″N 86°00′48″W / 40.95667°N 86.01333°W / 40.95667; -86.01333Coordinates: 40°57′24″N 86°00′48″W / 40.95667°N 86.01333°W / 40.95667; -86.01333
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

Political districts

References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ "History of Miami County (archived)". Miami County Tourism Office. Archived from the original on February 12, 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. ↑ History of Miami County, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1887. p. 712.
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