Perry Township is one of the fifteen
townships of
Putnam County,
Ohio
Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...
, United States. The
2020 census found 1,011 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Monroe Township – north
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Palmer Township – northeast corner
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Greensburg Township – east
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Union Township – southeast corner
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Jackson Township – south
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Washington Township, Paulding County – west
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Brown Township, Paulding County – northwest
Two villages are located in Perry Township:
Dupont
Dupont, DuPont, Du Pont, duPont, or du Pont may refer to:
People
* Dupont (surname) Dupont, also spelled as DuPont, duPont, Du Pont, or du Pont is a French surname meaning "of the bridge", historically indicating that the holder of the surname re ...
in the northern part of the township, and
Cloverdale in the southern part of the township.
Name and history
Perry Township was established in 1828. This township was named for
Oliver Hazard Perry, a military leader of the War of 1812. It is one of twenty-six
Perry Townships statewide.
Government
The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer,
§503.24§505.01
an
§507.01
of the Ohio Revised Code
The ''Ohio Revised Code'' (ORC) contains all current statutes of the Ohio General Assembly of a permanent and general nature, consolidated into provisions, titles, chapters and sections. However, the only official publication of the enactments o ...
. Accessed 4/30/2009. who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.
References
External links
County website
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Townships in Putnam County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio