Official Name: | Perry Township, Tama County |
Settlement Type: | Township |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Tama |
Area Total Km2: | 93.51 |
Area Land Km2: | 93.42 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.09 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 36.1 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 36.07 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.03 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 1891 |
Population Density Km2: | 20.2 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 52.4 |
Elevation Footnotes: | [1] |
Elevation M: | 293 |
Elevation Ft: | 961 |
Coordinates: | 42.1669°N -92.4706°W |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 19-93306[2] |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 0468510 |
Perry Township is a civil township in the northeastern part of Tama County, Iowa, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,891.
Perry Township was organized in 1858.[3]
Important highways in Perry Township include U.S. Route 63 and Iowa Highway 8.
Perry Township is administered by the Perry Township trustees, who are elected by the citizens of Perry Township and of Traer.
Within the thirty-six sections of Perry Township are located several creeks — Coon, Fourmile, Salt, and Wolf — and four cemeteries: Bakers Grove, Buckingham, Saint Paul's Catholic and West Union.
The city of Traer is located in Perry Township, as is the unincorporated community of Collins Grove. Outside these communities, the township is rural and its land is primarily used for agriculture.
Fire protection and ambulance services in Perry Township are the responsibility of Traer.
The ZIP code for Perry Township is 50675.