Perry Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,494 (up from 1,459 at 2010[4]) and it contained 596 housing units. The township was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, an American naval officer in the War of 1812.[5]
Perry Township | |
|---|---|
 Location of Perry Township in Clinton County | |
| Coordinates: 40°13′17″N 86°38′25″W / 40.22139°N 86.64028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Indiana |
| County | Clinton |
| Organized | 1834 |
| Named after | Commodore Perry |
| Government | |
| • Type | Indiana township |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.14 sq mi (85.8 km2) |
| • Land | 33.13 sq mi (85.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2) |
| Elevation | 840 ft (256 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,494 |
| • Density | 45.10/sq mi (17.41/km2) |
| FIPS code | 18-59004[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 453718 |
History
editThe first white settler to arrive in what would become Perry Township was Elijah Rogers who erected a log cabin in 1827. The township was established in September, 1834, created from a portion of Washington Township.[6]
Geography
editAccording to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.14 square miles (85.8 km2), of which 33.13 square miles (85.8 km2) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.03%) is water.[4]
Cities and towns
editUnincorporated towns
editAdjacent townships
edit- Washington Township (north)
- Jackson Township (east)
- Washington Township, Boone County (southeast)
- Sugar Creek Township, Boone County (south)
- Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
- Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County (west)
Major highways
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Cemeteries
editThe township contains six cemeteries: Davis, Loveless, Manson, McKendra, Plainview and Shilo.
Education
editPerry Township is served by the Colfax-Perry Township Public Library.[7]
References
edit- ↑ "Township of Perry". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved March 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
- ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- 1 2 "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 31.
- ↑ Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Perry Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
- ↑ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
