Country United States FIPS code 39-61742 Elevation 284 m Local time Monday 9:11 AM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1085697 Population 3,531 (2010) | |
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Weather 12°C, Wind SW at 13 km/h, 89% Humidity Area 84.95 km² (84.69 km² Land / 21 ha Water) | ||
Perry Township is one of the twelve townships of Allen County, Ohio, United States. The 2010 census found 3,531 people in the unincorporated parts of the township, outside the city of Lima.
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Map of Perry Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Part of the city of Lima, the county seat of Allen County, is located in northwestern Perry Township.
Name and history
It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.
Perry Township was first settled in 1830 by one John Ridenour. The township was officially established in December 1833, and it was organized in the following April.
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.