Perry Township, Delaware County, Indiana
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Perry Township is one of twelve
townships A township is a form of human settlement or administrative subdivision. Its exact definition varies among countries. Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Delaware County, Indiana Delaware County is a County (United States), county in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 111,903. The county seat is Muncie, Indiana, Muncie. Delaware County is part of the Muncie metropolita ...
. According to the 2010 census, its population was 1,511 and it contained 648 housing units.


History

When Cornelius Van Arsdall, James Lee, William Blunt, David and Aaron Richardson entered the township in April 1820, they had to cut a path wide enough for their wagons. After an ox was killed from the fall of a large oak, when White Beaver, Wapach and Jefferson, who probably belonged to the Delaware tribe, gained their confidence by aiding them.Perry Township: Early Settlement.
History Of Delaware County, by T. B. Helm. 1881. Transcribed by Lora Radiches for RootsWeb. Accessed 18 February 2022. The township was named for
Oliver Hazard Perry Oliver Hazard Perry (August 23, 1785 – August 23, 1819) was a United States Navy officer from South Kingstown, Rhode Island. A prominent member of the Perry family naval dynasty, he was the son of Sarah Wallace Alexander and Captain Christo ...
, a hero of the
War of 1812 The War of 1812 was fought by the United States and its allies against the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom and its allies in North America. It began when the United States United States declaration of war on the Uni ...
. The Dr. Samuel Vaughn Jump House was listed on the
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in 1982.


Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 93.67%) is land and (or 6.37%) is water.


Unincorporated towns

* Medford * Mount Pleasant * New Burlington (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)


Adjacent townships

* Liberty Township (north) * Stoney Creek Township, Randolph County (east) * Union Township, Randolph County (east) * Stoney Creek Township, Henry County (south) * Prairie Township, Henry County (southwest) * Monroe Township (west) * Center Township (northwest)


Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Felton and Mount Pleasant.


References


United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files

U.S. Board on Geographic Names


External links


Indiana Township Association

United Township Association of Indiana
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