Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio

Township

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 / 40.35056; -83.57083
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Logan
Area

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• 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

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| 1,093 ft (333 m)
Population

(2020)[3]

• 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.perrytownship.net

Perry Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 986.

## Geography

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Located 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

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Perry Township was organized in 1830,[5] and named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.[6] It is one of 25 Perry Townships statewide.[7]

## Government

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The 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

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Important highways in Perry Township include U.S. Route 33 and State Routes 292, 347, and 540.

## References

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1. ^ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
2. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
3. ^ "Perry township, Logan County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. p. 366. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
7. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.

## External links

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* Official website
* County website
* County and township map of Ohio
* Detailed Logan County map

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Municipalities and communities of Logan County, Ohio, United States

County seat: Bellefontaine

City|

* Bellefontaine

Map of Ohio highlighting Logan County

Villages|

* Belle Center
* De Graff
* Huntsville
* Lakeview
* Quincy
* Ridgeway‡
* Rushsylvania
* Russells Point
* Valley Hi
* West Liberty
* West Mansfield
* Zanesfield

Townships|

* Bloomfield
* Bokescreek
* Harrison
* Jefferson
* Lake
* Liberty
* McArthur
* Miami
* Monroe
* Perry
* Pleasant
* Richland
* Rushcreek
* Stokes
* Union
* Washington
* Zane

CDPs|

* Chippewa Park
* East Liberty
* Lewistown

Unincorporated
communities|

* Big Springs
* Bloom Center
* Cherokee
* Gretna
* Harper
* Horton
* Logansville
* Middleburg
* New Jerusalem
* New Richland
* North Greenfield
* Northwood
* Orchard Island
* Pickrelltown
* Santa Fe‡
* Walnut Grove

Ghost towns|

* Flatwoods
* McKees Town
* White Town

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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Authority control databases

International|

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National|

* United States

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