Perry Township, Franklin County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Perry Township, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Municipalities and townships of Franklin County.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Ohio
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Franklin

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area_total_km2 = 6.9
area_land_km2 = 6.9
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 2.7
area_land_sq_mi = 2.7
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4087
population_density_km2 = 590.2
population_density_sq_mi = 1528.5

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_footnotes = GR|3
elevation_m = 273
elevation_ft = 896
latd = 40 |latm = 5 |lats = 30 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 4 |longs = 14 |longEW = W

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Perry Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,087 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39049 Franklin County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 15 May 2007.]

Geography

Most of Perry Township is now part of one of these four cities:
*Columbus, the county seat of Franklin County, in the center
*Dublin, in the northwest
*Upper Arlington, in the southwest
*Worthington, in the east

Today, the township is composed of many small "islands," all of which are surrounded by the city of Columbus, except for three: the farthest south "island", which borders Upper Arlington to the south; the largest "island" in the center of the original township, which borders Worthington to the east; and the most northerly "island", which borders three other townships:
*Liberty Township, Delaware County - north
*Orange Township, Delaware County - northeast corner
*Sharon Township - east

Name and history

It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.

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 clerk, 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 clerkship or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.

References

External links

* [http://perrytwp.org Township website]
* [http://www.co.franklin.oh.us County website]