| Perry Township, Brown County, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Countryside in central Perry Township, with Fayetteville in the middle | |
| Municipalities and townships of Brown County. | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Brown |
| Area | |
| • Total | 59.2 sq mi (153.4 km2) |
| • Land | 58.9 sq mi (152.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.3 sq mi (0.7 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 938 ft (286 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 4,830 |
| • Density | 82.0/sq mi (31.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-61770[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085801[1] |
Perry Township is one of the sixteen townships of Brown County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,830 people in the township, 4,367 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Located in the far northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
The most northerly township in Brown County, it is the only part of the county to border Clinton County.
Two incorporated villages are located in Perry Township: Fayetteville in the center, and St. Martin in the northeast.
It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.[4]
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,[5] 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.
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