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°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 km^2)
• Land	40.39 sq mi (104.6 km^2)
• Water	0.14 sq mi (0.4 km^2)  0.35%
Elevation	820 ft (250 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	864
• Density	21.4/sq mi (8.3/km^2)
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

• Gilead at 40°58′13″N 86°01′07″W / 40.970321°N 86.018605°W

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. "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.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Perry Township