Perry Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
| Perry Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio | |
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| Township | |
| Location of Perry Township in Tuscarawas County Location of Perry Township in Tuscarawas County |
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| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Tuscarawas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 25.7 sq mi (66.7 km2) |
| • Land | 25.7 sq mi (66.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 1,217 ft (371 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 462 |
| • Density | 18.0/sq mi (6.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 39-62092[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1087062[1] |
Perry Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 462 people in the township.[3]
Geography
Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Rush Township - north
- Washington Township, Harrison County - northeast
- Freeport Township, Harrison County - southeast
- Washington Township, Guernsey County - south
- Monroe Township, Guernsey County - southwest
- Washington Township - west
- Clay Township - northwest corner
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, 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. The current trustees are Harry R. Allen, Greg Bear, and William Keeton, and the fiscal officer is Sandra Cappel.[5]
References
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- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.
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- ↑ Tuscarawas County, Ohio — Engineer: Joseph S. Bachman. Tuscarawas County. Accessed 2007-06-01.
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‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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