Perry Township, Boone County, Indiana

Perry Township
—  Township  —
Location of Perry Township in Boone County
Coordinates:
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Boone
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	20.82 sq mi (53.91 km2)
• Land	20.8 sq mi (53.88 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation[1]	948 ft (289 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,166
• Density	56.05/sq mi (21.64/km2)
FIPS code	18-58968[2]
GNIS feature ID	453716

Perry Township is one of twelve townships in Boone County, Indiana. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,166.

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Unincorporated towns 1.2 Adjacent townships 1.3 Major highways 1.4 Cemeteries 2 References 3 External links

Geography

Perry Township covers an area of 20.82 square miles (53.9 km²); 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (0.05 percent) of this is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Fayette
• Herr
• Shepherd

Adjacent townships

• Center (northwest)
• Eagle (east)
• Harrison (west)
• Worth (northeast)
• Brown Township, Hendricks County (southeast)
• Middle Township, Hendricks County (southwest)

Major highways

• Interstate 65
• Indiana State Road 267

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Dickerson, Howard and Smith.

References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names

1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
2. ^ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Indiana, USA County seat: Lebanon City Lebanon Towns Advance Jamestown‡ Thorntown Ulen Whitestown Zionsville Townships Center Clinton Eagle Harrison Jackson Jefferson Marion Perry Sugar Creek Union Washington Worth Unincorporated communities Big Springs Eagle Village Eaglewood Estates Elizaville Elmwood Fayette Gadsden Hazelrigg Herr Max Mechanicsburg Milledgeville New Brunswick Northern Meadows Northfield Pike Rosston Royalton Russell Lake Shepherd Stringtown Terhune Waugh Footnotes ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties