Perry Township, Fayette County, Ohio

Perry Township, Ohio
—  Township  —
Municipalities and townships of Fayette County.
Coordinates:
Country United States
State Ohio
County Fayette
Area
 • Total 28.7 sq mi (74.3 km2)
 • Land 28.7 sq mi (74.3 km2)
 • Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[1] 1,007 ft (307 m)
Population (2000)
 • Total 945
 • Density 32.9/sq mi (12.7/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
FIPS code 39-61826[2]
GNIS feature ID 1086093[1]

Perry Township is one of the ten townships of Fayette County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 945 people in the township.[3]

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Geography

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

No municipalities are located in Perry Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.[4]

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 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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