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Perry Township, Delaware County, Indiana

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Delaware

GNIS feature ID
  
453719

Local time
  
Monday 9:13 AM

State
  
Indiana

FIPS code
  
18-59022

Elevation
  
314 m

Population
  
1,511 (2010)

Perry Township, Delaware County, Indiana

Weather
  
12°C, Wind S at 6 km/h, 87% Humidity

Area
  
78.11 km² (73.17 km² Land / 4.973 km² Water)

Perry Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. According to the 2010 census, its population was 1,511 and it contained 648 housing units.

Contents

Map of Perry Township, IN, USA

History

The Dr. Samuel Vaughn Jump House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.16 square miles (78.1 km2), of which 28.25 square miles (73.2 km2) (or 93.67%) is land and 1.92 square miles (5.0 km2) (or 6.37%) is water.

Unincorporated towns

  • Gates Corner
  • Medford
  • Mount Pleasant
  • New Burlington

    • (This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

    Adjacent townships

  • Liberty Township (north)
  • Stoney Creek Township, Randolph County (east)
  • Union Township, Randolph County (east)
  • Stoney Creek Township, Henry County (south)
  • Prairie Township, Henry County (southwest)
  • Monroe Township (west)
  • Center Township (northwest)

    • Cemeteries

    The township contains two cemeteries: Felton and Mount Pleasant.

    References

    Perry Township, Delaware County, Indiana Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA