Perry Township, Shelby County, Ohio

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Perry Township, Shelby County, Ohio
Township
Aerial Pemberton Ohio.jpg
Countryside in eastern Perry Township, with Pemberton in the foreground
Map of Shelby County Ohio Highlighting Perry Township.png
Location of Perry Township in Shelby County
Coordinates: 40°17′11″N84°4′24″W / 40.28639°N 84.07333°W / 40.28639; -84.07333
Country United States
State Ohio
County Shelby
Area
 • Total28.1 sq mi (72.9 km2)
 • Land28.1 sq mi (72.9 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
[1]
1,060 ft (323 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total1,128
 • Density40.1/sq mi (15.5/km2)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code 39-62064 [2]
GNIS feature ID1086967 [1]

Perry Township is one of the fourteen townships of Shelby County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,128 people in the township. [3]

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Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

A small portion of the city of Sidney, the county seat of Shelby County, is located in far western Perry Township, and the unincorporated communities of Pasco and Pemberton lie in the eastern part of the township.

Name and history

Perry Township was established around 1824. [4] It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide. [5]

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, [6] 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. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ↑ Shelby County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates [ permanent dead link ] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
  4. ↑ Hitchcock, Almon Baldwin Carrington (1913). History of Shelby County, Ohio, and representative citizens. p. 83.
  5. ↑ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ↑ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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