Perry Township, Wayne County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Perry Township

Township

Location in Wayne County

Coordinates: 39°58′30″N 85°05′14″W﻿ / ﻿39.97500°N 85.08722°W﻿ / 39.97500; -85.08722
Country| United States
State| Indiana
County| Wayne
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total

| 17.44 sq mi (45.2 km2)
• Land| 17.43 sq mi (45.1 km2)
• Water| 0.01 sq mi (0.03 km2)  0.06%
Elevation

[1]

| 1,145 ft (349 m)
Population

(2020)[2]

• Total

| 820
• Density| 47.9/sq mi (18.5/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code| 765
GNIS feature ID| 453727

Perry Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 835 and it contained 325 housing units.[3]

## History

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Perry Township was originally settled chiefly by Quakers.[4]

## Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 17.44 square miles (45.2 km2), of which 17.43 square miles (45.1 km2) (or 99.94%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km2) (or 0.06%) is water.[3] Lakes in this township include Osborne Lakes. The streams of Economy Run, Jordon Creek, Mop Run, Swab Creek, Wash Branch and West Brook run through this township.

### Cities and towns

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* Economy

### Adjacent townships

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* Union Township, Randolph County (north)
* Green Township (east)
* Clay Township (southeast)
* Jefferson Township (southwest)
* Dalton Township (west)

### Cemeteries

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The township contains two cemeteries: Economy and Jordon.

### Major highways

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* U.S. Route 35

## References

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* U.S. Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
* United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. ^ "Census Bureau profile: Perry Township, Wayne County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 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. ^ Fox, Henry Clay (1912). Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond, Indiana: From the Earliest Historical Times Down to the Present. Western Historical Association. p. 87.

## External links

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* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana

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Municipalities and communities of Wayne County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Richmond

City|

* Richmond

Map of Indiana highlighting Wayne County

Towns|

* Boston
* Cambridge City
* Centerville
* Dublin
* East Germantown
* Economy
* Fountain City
* Greens Fork
* Hagerstown
* Milton
* Mount Auburn
* Spring Grove
* Whitewater

Townships|

* Abington
* Boston
* Center
* Clay
* Dalton
* Franklin
* Green
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* New Garden
* Perry
* Washington
* Wayne
* Webster

CDPs|

* Abington
* Webster
* Williamsburg

Other
communities|

* Bethel
* Chester
* Dalton
* Franklin
* Greenwood
* Jacksonburg
* Middleboro
* Pennville
* Pinhook
* Wayne
* West Grove

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