Peru 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, C ...

in Miami County,

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, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,638 and it contained 5,195 housing units.

History

Peru Township was organized in 1834.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.16%) is land and (or 1.88%) is water. The

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defines the southern border of the township.

Cities, towns, villages

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(northwest three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

* Oakdale at * Ridgeview at (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Extinct towns

* Brownell

Cemeteries

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

Major highways

U.S. Route 24 U.S. Route 24 (US 24) is one of the original United States highways of 1926. It originally ran from Pontiac, Michigan, in the east to Kansas City, Missouri, in the west. Today, the highway's eastern terminus is in Independence Township, Mic ...

* U.S. Route 31

Airports and landing strips

* Benner Field

School districts

* Peru Community Schools

Political districts

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* State House District 23 * State Senate District 18

References

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United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

IndianaMap

External links

Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana

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