Perry Township is one of the fourteen
townships of
Shelby County,
Ohio
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, United States. The
2020 census found 982 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
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Salem Township – north
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Miami Township, Logan County – northeast
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Adams Township, Champaign County – southeast
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Green Township – south
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Orange Township – southwest
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Clinton Township – west
A small portion of the city of
Sidney, the
county seat
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of Shelby County, is located in far western Perry Township, and the
unincorporated communities of
Pasco and
Pemberton lie in the eastern part of the township.
Name and history
Perry Township was established around 1824. 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 Shelby County, Ohio
Townships in Ohio