Perry Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 915 people in the township.
Perry Township, Pike County, Ohio | |
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 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 | |
| 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 | 922 ft (281 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 915 |
| • Density | 40/sq mi (15/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-62022[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086816[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Paxton Township, Ross County - north
- Benton Township - east
- Mifflin Township - southeast
- Brushcreek Township, Highland County - west
- Paint Township, Highland County - northwest
No municipalities are located in Perry Township, although the unincorporated community of Cynthiana lies in the northwestern part of the township.
Name and history
editIt is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.[4]
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,[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
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Perry township, Pike County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.