Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Perry Township
settlement_type = Township
nickname =
motto =



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mapsize =
map_caption = Location of Perry Township in Clinton County


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Clinton
government_footnotes =
government_type = Indiana township
leader_title =
leader_name =
leader_title1 =
leader_name1 =
established_title = Organized
established_date = 1834
named_for = Commodore Perry

area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 85.85
area_land_km2 = 85.81
area_water_km2 = 0.04
area_total_sq_mi = 33.15
area_land_sq_mi = 33.13
area_water_sq_mi = 0.01

population_as_of = 2000
population_footnotes =
population_total = 1,466
population_density_km2 = 17.08
population_density_sq_mi = 44.25

timezone =
utc_offset =
timezone_DST =
utc_offset_DST =
elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 256
elevation_ft = 840
latd = 40
latm = 13
lats = 17
latNS = N
longd = 86
longm = 38
longs = 25
longEW = W

postal_code_type =
postal_code =
area_code =
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 18-59004GR|2
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
blank1_info = [http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:453718 453718]
website =
footnotes =

Perry Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,466. The township was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, an American naval officer in the War of 1812.cite book
last=Claybaugh
first=Joseph
title=History of Clinton County, Indiana
year=1913
publisher=A. W. Bowen & Company
location=Indianapolis
pages=p. 31
]

History

The first white settler to arrive in what would become Perry Township was Elijah Rogers who erected a log cabin in 1827. The township was established in September, 1834, created from a portion of Washington Township.cite book
last=Claybaugh
first=Joseph
title=History of Clinton County, Indiana
year=1913
publisher=A. W. Bowen & Company
location=Indianapolis
chapter=Perry Township
]

Geography

Perry Township covers an area of 33.15 square miles; 0.01 square miles (0.03 percent) of this is water.

Cities and towns

* Colfax

Unincorporated towns

* Manson

Adjacent townships

* Washington Township (north)
* Jackson Township (east)
* Washington Township, Boone County (southeast)
* Sugar Creek Township, Boone County (south)
* Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
* Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County (west)

Major highways

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Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Davis, Loveless, Manson, McKendra, Plainview and Shilo.

References

* [http://www.census.gov/geo/www/cob/ United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files]
* [http://geonames.usgs.gov/domestic/ U.S. Board on Geographic Names]

External links

* [http://www.indianatownshipassoc.org/counties/Clinton.htm Indiana Township Association page for Clinton County]


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