Perry Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 986.
Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio | |
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 The Transportation Research Center, a facility owned by Honda and the US government, occupies a large part of Perry Township. | |
 Location of Perry Township in Ohio | |
 Location of Perry Township in Logan County | |
| Coordinates: 40°21′2″N 83°34′15″W / 40.35056°N 83.57083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Logan |
| Area | |
• Total | 26.80 sq mi (69.42 km2) |
| • Land | 26.76 sq mi (69.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,093 ft (333 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 986 |
| • Density | 37/sq mi (14/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code(s) | 937, 326 |
| FIPS code | 39-61938[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086490[2] |
| Website | www |
Geography
editLocated in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Bokes Creek Township - north
- York Township, Union County - northeast
- Liberty Township, Union County - east
- Zane Township - south
- Monroe Township - southwest corner
- Jefferson Township - west
- Rushcreek Township - northwest
Part of the village of West Mansfield is located in northeastern Perry Township, and the unincorporated community of East Liberty lies in the township's south.
Name and history
editPerry Township was organized in 1830,[5] and named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.[6] It is one of 25 Perry Townships statewide.[7]
Government
editThe 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.
Transportation
editImportant highways in Perry Township include U.S. Route 33 and State Routes 292, 347, and 540.
References
edit- ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Perry township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ History of Logan County and Ohio: Containing a History of the State of Ohio, from Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time. O.L. Baskin. 1880. p. 247.
- ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. p. 366. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.