Perry Township, Lawrence County, Ohio

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Perry Township, Lawrence County, Ohio
Township
Lick Creek Road outcrop.jpg
Outcrops of stone on Lick Creek Road
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Location of Perry Township in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°28′37″N82°35′26″W / 38.47694°N 82.59056°W / 38.47694; -82.59056
Country United States
State Ohio
County Lawrence
Area
[1]
 • Total25.7 sq mi (66.5 km2)
 • Land25.5 sq mi (66.0 km2)
 • Water0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2)
Elevation
[2]
787 ft (240 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
 • Total6,533
 • Density250/sq mi (98/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-61910 [4]
GNIS feature ID1086445 [2]

Perry Township is one of the fourteen townships of Lawrence County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 6,533.

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Geography

Located in the southern part of the county along the Ohio River, it borders the following townships:

Across the Ohio River from Perry Township is the mouth of the Big Sandy River, which forms the border between Boyd County, Kentucky, to the west and Wayne County, West Virginia, to the east.

It is located in the middle of Lawrence County's Ohio River townships.

The farthest southern point of Perry Township is occupied by part of the village of South Point, the second-largest municipality in Lawrence County, and a tiny part of Coal Grove extends into western Perry Township. The unincorporated community of Rock Camp is located in northwestern Perry Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide. [5] It was named in honor of Commodore Oliver H. Perry, who defeated the British on Lake Erie in 1814. [6]

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, [7] 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.

Education

The educational services of Perry Township are provided by Dawson-Bryant Local School District (K-12), South Point Local School District(K-12), along with the Rock Hill School District (K-12).

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References

  1. ↑ "U.S. Gazetteer Files: 2019: County Subdivisions: Ohio". U.S. Census Bureau Geography Division. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ "Perry township, Lawrence County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
  4. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ "Lawrence County, Ohio: Township Index". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  7. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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