Perry Township, Pike County, Ohio

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Perry Township, Pike County, Ohio
Township
Corn bales in Perry Township.jpg
Baled corn in a field in Perry Township
Map of Pike County Ohio Highlighting Perry Township.png
Location of Perry Township in Pike County
Coordinates: 39°9′43″N83°20′2″W / 39.16194°N 83.33389°W / 39.16194; -83.33389
Country United States
State Ohio
County Pike
Area
 • Total23.0 sq mi (59.5 km2)
 • Land23.0 sq mi (59.5 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
922 ft (281 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total915
 • Density40/sq mi (15/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-62022 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086816 [1]

Perry Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 915 people in the township.

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Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Perry Township, although the unincorporated community of Cynthiana lies in the northwestern part of the township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide. [4]

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, [5] 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ "Perry township, Pike County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  3. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  5. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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