Perry Township Vanderburgh County | |
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Coordinates: 37°58′17″N87°39′25″W / 37.97139°N 87.65694°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Vanderburgh |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 28.21 sq mi (73.1 km2) |
• Land | 27.78 sq mi (71.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.43 sq mi (1.1 km2) 1.52% |
Elevation | 459 ft (140 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,239 |
• Density | 903.4/sq mi (348.8/km2) |
ZIP codes | 47712, 47720 |
GNIS feature ID | 453726 |
Perry Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 24,239. [1] The township was organized in 1840. [2] The University of Southern Indiana campus is located in Perry Township.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.21 square miles (73.1 km2), of which 27.78 square miles (71.9 km2) (or 98.48%) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.1 km2) (or 1.52%) is water. [1]
The township contains these three cemeteries: Memorial Park, Putman and Saint Joseph.
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2000 | 23,687 | — | |
2010 | 25,092 | 5.9% | |
2020 | 24,239 | −3.4% | |
U.S. Decennial Census [3] 2018 Estimate [4] |
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