Perry Township is one of fourteen
townships
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
in
Miami County,
Indiana
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, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 864 and it contained 343 housing units.
History
The first settlement at Perry Township was made in 1833. Perry Township was organized in 1837. The township is 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 ...
, best known for his heroic role in the
War of 1812
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during the
Battle of Lake Erie
The Battle of Lake Erie, sometimes called the Battle of Put-in-Bay, was fought on 10 September 1813, on Lake Erie off the shore of Ohio during the War of 1812. Nine vessels of the United States Navy defeated and captured six vessels of the Briti ...
.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.65%) is land and (or 0.35%) is water.
Unincorporated towns
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Gilead
Gilead or Gilad (; he, גִּלְעָד ''Gīləʿāḏ'', ar, جلعاد, Ǧalʻād, Jalaad) is the ancient, historic, biblical name of the mountainous northern part of the region of Transjordan.''Easton's Bible Dictionary'Galeed''/ref> ...
at
Extinct towns
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Hooversburg
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Niconza
Cemeteries
The township contains these five cemeteries: Gilead, Enterprise, Gaerte, Shoemaker and Tilden.
School districts
* North Miami Community Schools
Political districts
*
Indiana's 5th congressional district
Indiana's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana that takes the north side of Indianapolis as well as its eastern and northern suburbs, including Marion, Carmel, Anderson, Noblesville, Fishers, ...
* State House District 23
* State Senate District 18
References
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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line ShapefilesIndianaMap
External links
Indiana Township AssociationUnited Township Association of Indiana
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Townships in Miami County, Indiana
Townships in Indiana