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Perry Township, Monroe County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Monroe

FIPS code
  
39-61952

Elevation
  
284 m

Local time
  
Monday 9:16 AM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086656

Area
  
63.1 km²

Population
  
451 (2010)

Perry Township, Monroe County, Ohio

Weather
  
13°C, Wind SW at 8 km/h, 90% Humidity

Perry Township is one of the eighteen townships of Monroe County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 451, including 86 people in the village of Antioch.

Contents

Map of Perry Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Center Township - north
  • Green Township - northeast
  • Jackson Township - southeast
  • Benton Township - south
  • Washington Township - west
  • Wayne Township - northwest
  • The village of Antioch is located in central Perry Township.

    Name and history

    It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.

    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, 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.

    References

    Perry Township, Monroe County, Ohio Wikipedia