Country United States FIPS code 39-61826 Elevation 307 m Local time Monday 9:13 AM | Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) GNIS feature ID 1086093 Area 74.3 km² Population 1,041 (2010) | |
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Weather 9°C, Wind SW at 5 km/h, 100% Humidity | ||
Perry Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census the population was 1,041, up from 945 at the 2000 census.
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Map of Perry Township, OH, USA
Geography
Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
No municipalities are located in 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.