Perry Township, Columbiana County, Ohio

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Perry Township, Ohio
Municipalities and townships of Columbiana County.
Municipalities and townships of Columbiana County.
Coordinates: 40°54′6″N 80°51′19″W / 40.90167, -80.85528
Country United States
State Ohio
County Columbiana
Area
 - Total 15.9 sq mi (41.1 km²)
 - Land 15.8 sq mi (41.0 km²)
 - Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²)
Elevation [1] 1,220 ft (372 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 17,049
 - Density 1,076.1/sq mi (415.5/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-61798[2]
GNIS feature ID 1085900[1]

Perry Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 17,049 people in the township, 4,852 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]

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[edit] Geography

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

It is the most northerly township in Columbiana County.

The city of Salem is located in central 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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