| Perry Township, Ohio | |
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| — Township — | |
| Location of Perry Township in Putnam County | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Putnam |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.2 sq mi (78.2 km2) |
| • Land | 30.0 sq mi (77.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 689 ft (210 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 1,206 |
| • Density | 40.2/sq mi (15.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-62036[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1086866[1] |
Perry Township is one of the fifteen townships of Putnam County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,206 people in the township, 737 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.[3]
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Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:
Two villages are located in Perry Township: Dupont in the northern part of the township, and Cloverdale in the southern part of the township.
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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