| Official Name: | Perry Township, Muskingum 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: | Muskingum |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Total Km2: | 66.3 |
| Area Land Km2: | 66.3 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 25.6 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 25.6 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 2728 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Elevation Footnotes: | [2] |
| Elevation M: | 264 |
| Elevation Ft: | 866 |
| Coordinates: | 39.9739°N -81.8675°W |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | 39-61994[3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 1086730 |
Perry Township is one of the twenty-five townships of Muskingum County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 2,728 people in the township.
Located in the east central part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in Perry Township.
Perry Township was established in 1812, and named after Oliver Hazard Perry (1785–1819), an American naval officer.[4] It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.[5]
By the 1830s, Perry Township contained three churches, four flouring mills, and five saw mills.[6]
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.