Perry Township, Richland County, Ohio

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Perry Township, Richland County, Ohio
Perry Township hall at Darlington.jpg
Township hall at Darlington
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Location of Perry Township in Richland County.
Coordinates: 40°35′41″N82°35′54″W / 40.59472°N 82.59833°W / 40.59472; -82.59833
Country United States
State Ohio
County Richland
Area
  Total18.0 sq mi (46.5 km2)
  Land17.9 sq mi (46.5 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,312 ft (400 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
  Total1,461
  Density81/sq mi (31/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-62050 [3]
GNIS feature ID1086882 [1]

Perry Township is one of the eighteen townships of Richland County, Ohio, United States. It is a part of the Mansfield Metropolitan Statistical Area. The 2020 census found 1,461 people in the township.

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Perry Township. The unincorporated community of Darlington is situated near the center of the township.

Name and history

Perry Township was organized in 1816, then comprising two, 36-square-mile survey townships. At first called Leipsic (after the German city), the township was soon renamed Perry to honor Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, who led a United States Navy squadron to victory against a British Royal Navy squadron in the 1813 Battle of Lake Erie. Perry Township was divided in 1825; the western half becoming Congress Township. Perry Township was again divided in 1848, when Morrow County, Ohio, was created. The western half was transferred to the new county, the eastern half remained in Richland County, and both halves retained the name Perry Township. [4] [5]

There are twenty-six Perry Townships statewide. [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.

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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, Richland County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
  3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. History of Richland County, Ohio. A. A. Graham & Co. 1880. p.  230.
  5. History of Morrow County and Ohio: Containing a Brief History of the State of Ohio. O. L. Baskin & Company. 1880. p.  487.
  6. "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  7. §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.