Perry Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

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Perry Township
Township
Lowder Cemetery gateway.jpg
Gate at the Lowder Cemetery, northwest of Springville
Map highlighting Perry Township, Lawrence County, Indiana.svg
Location in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°56′58″N86°38′12″W / 38.94944°N 86.63667°W / 38.94944; -86.63667
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Indiana.svg Indiana
County Lawrence
Government
 • Type Indiana township
 •  Trustee Amy Voorhies [1]
Area
 • Total
35.68 sq mi (92.4 km2)
 • Land35.64 sq mi (92.3 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)  0.11%
Elevation
659 ft (201 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
2,275
 • Density63.7/sq mi (24.6/km2)
ZIP code
47462
GNIS feature ID0453720

Perry Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,259 and it contained 943 housing units. [2]

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History

Perry Township was established in 1822. [3] It was named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry. [4]

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.68 square miles (92.4 km2), of which 35.64 square miles (92.3 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water. [2]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these fourteen cemeteries: Baptist, Byers-Rainbolt (aka Beyers-Rainbolt), Christian, Cobb, East, Graves, Gray, Lowder, Oak Grove, Quaker, Short, Slave, Springville West (aka Methodist) and Preston.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890 692—
1900 81017.1%
1910 717−11.5%
1920 655−8.6%
1930 7006.9%
1940 84420.6%
1950 9037.0%
1960 1,04615.8%
1970 1,1489.8%
1980 1,53333.5%
1990 1,72612.6%
2000 1,8939.7%
2010 2,25919.3%
2020 2,2750.7%
[5]

School districts

Political districts

References

  1. ↑ "Lawrence County Indiana - Government - Township Trustees". Archived from the original on June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
  2. 1 2 "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.
  3. ↑ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp.  53.
  4. ↑ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp.  46.
  5. ↑ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
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