Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Perry Township
Township
Location of Perry Township in Clinton County
Coordinates: 40°13′17″N86°38′25″W / 40.22139°N 86.64028°W / 40.22139; -86.64028
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clinton
Organized	1834
Named after	Commodore Perry
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	33.14 sq mi (85.8 km2)
• Land	33.13 sq mi (85.8 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.026 km2)
Elevation [1]	840 ft (256 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,494
• Density	45.10/sq mi (17.41/km2)
FIPS code	18-59004 [3]
GNIS feature ID	453718

Perry Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,494 (up from 1,459 at 2010 ^[4] ) and it contained 596 housing units. The township was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, an American naval officer in the War of 1812. ^[5]

History

The first white settler to arrive in what would become Perry Township was Elijah Rogers who erected a log cabin in 1827. The township was established in September, 1834, created from a portion of Washington Township. ^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.14 square miles (85.8 km²), of which 33.13 square miles (85.8 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water. ^[4]

Cities and towns

• Colfax

Unincorporated towns

• Manson

Adjacent townships

• Washington Township (north)
• Jackson Township (east)
• Washington Township, Boone County (southeast)
• Sugar Creek Township, Boone County (south)
• Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
• Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County (west)

Major highways

• Interstate 65
• U.S. Route 52
• Indiana State Road 28

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Davis, Loveless, Manson, McKendra, Plainview and Shilo.

Education

Perry Township is served by the Colfax-Perry Township Public Library. ^[7]

References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
5. Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp.  31.
6. Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Perry Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
7. "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved March 17, 2018.