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Campus is located in Perry Township. Perry Township was organized in 1840.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 98.48%) is land and (or 1.52%) is water.

Cities and towns

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(west edge)

Unincorporated towns

* Belknap * Mud Center * Red Bank

Adjacent townships

*** German Township (North) *** Center Township (Northeast) *** Pigeon Township (East) *** Union Township (South) **

Posey County Posey may refer to: Places * Posey, California * Posey, Illinois * Posey, Texas * Posey, West Virginia * Posey County, Indiana * Posey Township, Indiana (disambiguation) People * Posey (Paiute) (1860s–1923), Paiute chief * Posey (surname) * Po ...

*** Marrs Township (West) *** Robinson Township (Single Point)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Memorial Park, Putman and Saint Joseph.

Lakes

* Woodland Lake

Education

School districts

Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation The Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) is a public school corporation serving Evansville, Indiana and Vanderburgh County; its boundary includes the entire county. It is the third largest school district in the state of Indiana, beh ...

Postsecondary institutions

Political districts

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* State House District 76 * State Senate District 49 * State Senate District 50

References

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United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles

IndianaMap

External links

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