Perry Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Township in Ohio, United States

Perry Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio

Township

United Methodist Church in West Chester

Location of Perry Township in Tuscarawas County

Coordinates: 40°14′35″N 81°22′31″W﻿ / ﻿40.24306°N 81.37528°W﻿ / 40.24306; -81.37528
Country| United States
State| Ohio
County| Tuscarawas
Area

• Total

| 25.7 sq mi (66.7 km2)
• Land| 25.7 sq mi (66.6 km2)
• Water| 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation

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| 1,217 ft (371 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 439
• Density| 17.1/sq mi (6.6/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code| 39-62092[3]
GNIS feature ID| 1087062[1]

Perry Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 439 people in the township.

## Geography

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Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

* Rush Township \- north
* Washington Township, Harrison County \- northeast
* Freeport Township, Harrison County \- southeast
* Washington Township, Guernsey County \- south
* Monroe Township, Guernsey County \- southwest
* Washington Township \- west
* Clay Township \- northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Perry Township.

## Name and history

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It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.[4]

## 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.

## References

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1. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ^ "Perry township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 1, 2023.
3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.

## External links

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* County website

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Municipalities and communities of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States

County seat: New Philadelphia

Cities|

* Dover
* New Philadelphia
* Uhrichsville

Map of Ohio highlighting Tuscarawas County

Villages|

* Baltic‡
* Barnhill
* Bolivar
* Dennison
* Gnadenhutten
* Midvale
* Mineral City
* Newcomerstown
* Parral
* Port Washington
* Roswell
* Stone Creek
* Strasburg
* Sugarcreek
* Tuscarawas
* Zoar

Townships|

* Auburn
* Bucks
* Clay
* Dover
* Fairfield
* Franklin
* Goshen
* Jefferson
* Lawrence
* Mill
* Oxford
* Perry
* Rush
* Salem
* Sandy
* Sugar Creek
* Union
* Warren
* Warwick
* Washington
* Wayne
* York

CDPs|

* Dundee
* Sandyville
* Wilkshire Hills

Unincorporated
communities|

* Barrs Mills
* Bernice
* Blackband
* Columbia
* Eastport
* Gilmore
* Glasgow
* Goshen
* Hartwood
* Lock Seventeen
* Mount Tabor
* New Cumberland
* Newport
* Peoli
* Postboy
* Ragersville
* Rockford
* Somerdale
* Stillwater
* Wainwright
* West Chester
* Winfield
* Wolf
* Yorktown
* Zoarville

Ghost town|

* Three Legs Town

Footnotes|

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

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