Perry Township, Franklin County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Perry Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Settlement Type:Township
Mapsize:250px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Ohio
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Franklin
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:2.2
Area Land Sq Mi:2.2
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:3929
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[3]
Elevation M:273
Elevation Ft:896
Coordinates:40.0917°N -83.0706°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-61840[4]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086110

Perry Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,929 people in the township.

Geography

Most of Perry Township is now part of one of these four cities:

Today, the township is composed of many small "islands," all of which are surrounded by the city of Columbus, except for three: the farthest south "island", which borders Upper Arlington to the south; the largest "island" in the center of the original township, which borders Worthington to the east; and the most northerly "island", which borders three other townships:

Name and history

It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.[5]

Perry Township was established in 1820.[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.

The trustees appoint a Township Administrator who administers the day-to-day activities of the township government.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for County Subdivisions. U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. 2 February 2011. 18 February 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120129131531/http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/cousubs2010.html. 29 January 2012.
  2. Web site: Perry township, Franklin County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 1 July 2023.
  3. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  4. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  5. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  6. Book: The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary . Scott and Wright . 1833 . 12 December 2013 . Kilbourn, John . 365.
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24