| Official Name: | Perry Township |
| Settlement Type: | Township |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Indiana |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Clinton |
| Government Type: | Indiana township |
| Established Title: | Organized |
| Established Date: | 1834 |
| Named For: | Commodore Perry |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 33.14 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 33.13 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.01 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 1494 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 256 |
| Elevation Ft: | 840 |
| Coordinates: | 40.2214°N -86.6403°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 18-59004[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 453718 |
Perry Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,494 (up from 1,459 at 2010[4]) and it contained 596 housing units.The township was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, an American naval officer in the War of 1812.[5]
The first white settler to arrive in what would become Perry Township was Elijah Rogers who erected a log cabin in 1827. The township was established in September, 1834, created from a portion of Washington Township.[6]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of, of which (or 99.97%) is land and (or 0.03%) is water.[4]
The township contains six cemeteries: Davis, Loveless, Manson, McKendra, Plainview and Shilo.
Perry Township is served by the Colfax-Perry Township Public Library.[7]