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Peru Township, Morrow County, Ohio

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Country
  
United States

County
  
Morrow

FIPS code
  
39-62260

Elevation
  
302 m

Local time
  
Monday 2:27 PM

State
  
Ohio

Time zone
  
Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)

GNIS feature ID
  
1086708

Area
  
60.6 km²

Population
  
1,260 (2000)

Peru Township, Morrow County, Ohio

Weather
  
16°C, Wind SW at 11 km/h, 68% Humidity

Peru Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,260 people in the township.

Contents

Map of Peru Township, OH, USA

Geography

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

  • Lincoln Township - north
  • Bennington Township - east
  • Porter Township, Delaware County - southeast corner
  • Kingston Township, Delaware County - south
  • Brown Township, Delaware County - southwest corner
  • Oxford Township, Delaware County - west
  • Westfield Township - northwest
  • No municipalities are located in Peru Township.

    Name and history

    Peru Township was organized in 1817. The township was named after Peru, New York, the native home of a share of the early settlers. Originally part of neighboring Delaware County, Peru Township became part of Morrow County in 1848. Statewide, the only other Peru Township is located in Huron County.

    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.

    Notable natives

  • Richard Dillingham, anti-slavery activist
  • References

    Peru Township, Morrow County, Ohio Wikipedia