Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Perry Township

Township

Location in Tippecanoe County

Coordinates: 40°25′54″N 86°45′06″W﻿ / ﻿40.43167°N 86.75167°W﻿ / 40.43167; -86.75167
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Tippecanoe
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 36.24 sq mi (93.9 km2)
• Land| 36.08 sq mi (93.4 km2)
• Water| 0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.41%
Elevation

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| 659 ft (201 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total| 9,070
• Density| 198.5/sq mi (76.6/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes|

47905

Area code| 765
GNIS feature ID| 453725

Perry Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,161 and it contained 2,782 housing units.[3]

## History

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Hershey House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[4]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.24 square miles (93.9 km2), of which 36.08 square miles (93.4 km2) (or 99.56%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km2) (or 0.41%) is water.[3]

### Cities, towns, villages

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* Lafayette (east edge)

### Unincorporated communities

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* Heath at 40°27′40″N 86°44′00″W﻿ / ﻿40.4611470°N 86.7333397°W﻿ / 40.4611470; -86.7333397
* Meadowbrook at 40°25′13″N 86°48′35″W﻿ / ﻿40.4203135°N 86.8097301°W﻿ / 40.4203135; -86.8097301
* Monitor at 40°25′11″N 86°45′23″W﻿ / ﻿40.4197581°N 86.7563958°W﻿ / 40.4197581; -86.7563958
* Pettit at 40°25′03″N 86°42′33″W﻿ / ﻿40.4175359°N 86.7091721°W﻿ / 40.4175359; -86.7091721

(This list is based on USGS (United States Geological Survey) data and may include former settlements.)

### Adjacent townships

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* Washington Township (north)
* Clay Township, Carroll County (east)
* Ross Township, Clinton County (east)
* Madison Township, Clinton County (southeast)
* Sheffield Township (south)
* Wea Township (southwest)
* Fairfield Township (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains these three cemeteries: Swank, Union and Zion.

### Major highways

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* Interstate 65

### Airports and landing strips

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* Halsmer Airport
* Wildcat Air Landing Area

## School districts

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* Tippecanoe School Corporation

## Political districts

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* Indiana's 4th congressional district
* State House District 41
* State Senate District 22

## References

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* United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* United States National Atlas

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
3. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Lafayette

Cities|

* Lafayette
* West Lafayette

Map of Indiana highlighting Tippecanoe County

Towns|

* Battle Ground
* Clarks Hill
* Dayton
* Otterbein‡
* Shadeland

Townships|

* Fairfield
* Jackson
* Lauramie
* Perry
* Randolph
* Sheffield
* Shelby
* Tippecanoe
* Union
* Wabash
* Washington
* Wayne
* Wea

CDPs|

* Americus
* Buck Creek
* Colburn
* Montmorenci
* Romney
* Stockwell
* West Point

Other
communities|

* Ash Grove
* Birmingham
* Cairo
* Concord
* Crumb Corner
* Delp
* Eastwich
* Green Meadows
* Gladens Corner
* Glen Hall
* Klondike
* Meadowbrook
* Monitor
* Monroe
* North Crane
* Octagon
* Odell
* Old Halfway
* Pettit
* South Raub
* Taylor

Ghost towns|

* Beeville
* Corwin
* Granville
* Harrisonville
* Heath
* LaGrange
* Wyandot

Footnotes|

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

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