Peru Township, Miami County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

Peru Township

Township

Location in Miami County

Coordinates: 40°46′25″N 86°05′14″W﻿ / ﻿40.77361°N 86.08722°W﻿ / 40.77361; -86.08722
Country|  United States
State|  Indiana
County| Miami
Government

• Type| Indiana township
Area

• Total| 25.48 sq mi (66.0 km2)
• Land| 25.01 sq mi (64.8 km2)
• Water| 0.48 sq mi (1.2 km2)  1.88%
Elevation

[1]

| 673 ft (205 m)
Population

(2020)

• Total| 10,638
• Density| 425.3/sq mi (164.2/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

46970

GNIS feature ID| 453729

Peru Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,638 and it contained 5,195 housing units.[2]

## History[edit]

Peru Township was organized in 1834.[3]

## Geography[edit]

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.48 square miles (66.0 km2), of which 25.01 square miles (64.8 km2) (or 98.16%) is land and 0.48 square miles (1.2 km2) (or 1.88%) is water.[2] The Wabash River defines the southern border of the township.

### Cities, towns, villages[edit]

* Peru (northwest three-quarters)

### Unincorporated towns[edit]

* Oakdale at 40°46′06″N 86°03′13″W﻿ / ﻿40.768375°N 86.053603°W﻿ / 40.768375; -86.053603
* Ridgeview at 40°45′41″N 86°04′32″W﻿ / ﻿40.761431°N 86.075548°W﻿ / 40.761431; -86.075548

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

### Extinct towns[edit]

* Brownell

### Cemeteries[edit]

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bowman, Mount Hope and Schrock.

### Major highways[edit]

* U.S. Route 24
* U.S. Route 31

### Airports and landing strips[edit]

* Benner Field

## School districts[edit]

* Peru Community Schools

## Political districts[edit]

* Indiana's 5th congressional district
* State House District 23
* State Senate District 18

## References[edit]

* "Peru Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
* United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
* IndianaMap

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
3. ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 139.

## External links[edit]

* Indiana Township Association
* United Township Association of Indiana
* City-Data.com page for Peru Township

Places adjacent to Peru Township, Miami County, Indiana

| Jefferson Township |
| Richland Township

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Miami Township, Cass County |

Peru Township

| Erie Township
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Pipe Creek Township
Tipton Township, Cass County |
| Butler Township
Washington Township

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Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Indiana, United States

County seat: Peru

City|

* Peru

Map of Indiana highlighting Miami County

Towns|

* Amboy
* Bunker Hill
* Converse‡
* Denver
* Macy

Townships|

* Allen
* Butler
* Clay
* Deer Creek
* Erie
* Harrison
* Jackson
* Jefferson
* Perry
* Peru
* Pipe Creek
* Richland
* Union
* Washington

CDPs|

* Bennetts Switch
* Chili
* Grissom AFB‡
* Mexico
* Miami
* North Grove

Other
communities|

* Birmingham
* Courter
* Deedsville
* Doyle
* Erie
* Flora
* Gilead
* Loree
* McGrawsville
* Nead
* New Santa Fe
* Oakdale
* Oakley
* Peoria
* Perrysburg
* Pettysville
* Ridgeview
* Santa Fe
* South Peru
* Stockdale‡
* Wawpecong
* Wells

Ghost towns|

* Anson
* Brownell
* Busaco
* Cary
* Five Corners
* Hooversburg
* Leonda
* Niconza
* Paw Paw
* Snow Hill
* Stringtown
* Wagoner
* Wooleytown

Footnotes|

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

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