Perry Township, Wayne County, Indiana
Perry Township | |
|---|---|
 Location in Wayne County | |
| Coordinates: 39°58′30″N 85°05′14″W / 39.97500°N 85.08722°W | |
| 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 | 1,145 ft (349 m) |
| Population | |
• 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
[edit]Perry Township was originally settled chiefly by Quakers.[4]
Geography
[edit]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
[edit]Adjacent townships
[edit]- Union Township, Randolph County (north)
- Green Township (east)
- Clay Township (southeast)
- Jefferson Township (southwest)
- Dalton Township (west)
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains two cemeteries: Economy and Jordon.
Major highways
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Perry Township, Wayne County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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