Perry Township, Carroll County, Ohio

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Perry Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Carroll County.
Municipalities and townships of Carroll County.
Coordinates: 40°27′54″N 81°5′43″W / 40.465, -81.09528
Country United States
State Ohio
County Carroll
Area
 - Total 28.0 sq mi (72.5 km²)
 - Land 27.8 sq mi (72.0 km²)
 - Water 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
Elevation [1] 1,263 ft (385 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 1,022
 - Density 36.7/sq mi (14.2/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-61784[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085834[1]

Perry Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,022 people in the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Perry Township.

[edit] Name and history

It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.

[edit] 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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

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