Perry Township, Putnam County, Ohio Explained

Official Name:Perry Township, Putnam 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:Putnam
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Total Km2:78.2
Area Land Km2:77.7
Area Water Km2:0.4
Area Total Sq Mi:30.2
Area Land Sq Mi:30.0
Area Water Sq Mi:0.2
Population As Of:2020
Population Footnotes:[1]
Population Total:1011
Population Density Km2:13.0
Population Density Sq Mi:33.7
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:210
Elevation Ft:689
Coordinates:41.0403°N -84.3008°W
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:39-62036[3]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:1086866

Perry Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 1,011 people in the township.

Geography

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

Two villages are located in Perry Township: Dupont in the northern part of the township, and Cloverdale in the southern part of the township.

Name and history

Perry Township was established in 1828.[4] This township was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a military leader of the War of 1812.[5] It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.[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.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Perry township, Putnam County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile . United States Census Bureau . 11 August 2023.
  2. Web site: US Board on Geographic Names. 2008-01-31. United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25.
  3. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2008-01-31.
  4. Book: History of Putnam County, Ohio : its peoples, industries, and institutions . B.F. Bowen . Kinder, George D. . 1915 . 145.
  5. News: Blanchard River Brought Pioneers To Putnam . Toledo Blade . May 31, 1953 . 30 April 2015 . Warren, Robert . 3.
  6. Web site: Detailed map of Ohio. United States Census Bureau. 2000. PDF. 2007-02-16.
  7. http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/503.24 §503.24