Perry Township is one of fourteen
townships
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Clinton County, Indiana
Clinton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 33,224. The county seat is Frankfort.
History
Clinton County officially came into existence on March 1, 1830, and was named in honor of DeWitt Cli ...
. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,459 and it contained 606 housing units.
The township was named for
Oliver Hazard Perry
Oliver Hazard Perry (August 23, 1785 – August 23, 1819) was an American naval commander, born in South Kingstown, Rhode Island. The best-known and most prominent member
of the Perry family naval dynasty, he was the son of Sarah Wallace A ...
, an American naval officer in the
War of 1812
The War of 1812 (18 June 1812 – 17 February 1815) was fought by the United States of America and its indigenous allies against the United Kingdom and its allies in British North America, with limited participation by Spain in Florida. It bega ...
.
History
The first white settler to arrive in what would become Perry Township was Elijah Rogers who erected a log cabin in 1827. The township was established in September, 1834, created from a portion of
Washington Township.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.
Cities and towns
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Colfax
Unincorporated towns
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Manson
Adjacent townships
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Washington Township (north)
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Jackson Township (east)
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Washington Township, Boone County (southeast)
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Sugar Creek Township, Boone County (south)
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Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
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Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County (west)
Major highways
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Interstate 65
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U.S. Route 52
U.S. Route 52 (US 52) is a major United States highway in the central United States that extends from the northern to southeastern region of the United States. Contrary to most other even-numbered U.S. Highways, US 52 primarily follows ...
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Indiana State Road 28
State Road 28 is an east–west road in central Indiana in the United States that crosses the entire state from east to west, covering a distance of about and passing about to the north of the state capitol of Indianapolis.
Route descriptio ...
Cemeteries
The township contains six cemeteries: Davis, Loveless, Manson, McKendra, Plainview and Shilo.
Education
Perry Township is served by the
Colfax-Perry Township Public Library.
References
United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary filesU.S. Board on Geographic Names
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Townships in Clinton County, Indiana
1834 establishments in Indiana
Populated places established in 1834
Townships in Indiana