Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Perry Township, Logan County, Ohio
settlement_type = Township
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image_caption = The Transportation Research Center, a facility owned by Honda and the US government, occupies a large part of Perry Township


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map_caption = Location of Perry Township in Ohio


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map_caption1 = Municipalities and townships of Logan County

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

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area_total_km2 = 69.5
area_land_km2 = 69.4
area_water_km2 = 0.1
area_total_sq_mi = 26.9
area_land_sq_mi = 26.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 1022
population_density_km2 = 14.7
population_density_sq_mi = 38.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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timezone_DST = EDT
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elevation_m = 333
elevation_ft = 1093
latd = 40 |latm = 21 |lats = 2 |latNS = N
longd = 83 |longm = 34 |longs = 15 |longEW = W

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area_code = 937
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Perry Township is one of the seventeen townships of Logan County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,022 people in the township. [ [http://www.osuedc.org/profiles/population/places.php?sid=41&fips=39091 Logan County, Ohio — Population by Places Estimates] Ohio State University, 2007. Accessed 12 May 2007.]

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
*Bokes Creek Township - north
*York Township, Union County - northeast
*Liberty Township, Union County - east
*Zane Township - south
*Monroe Township - southwest corner
*Jefferson Township - west
*Rushcreek Township - northwest

Part of the village of West Mansfield is located in northeastern Perry Township, and the unincorporated community of East Liberty lies in ths township's south.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-five Perry Townships statewide.

Perry Township was formed in 1830 from Zane Township.fact|date=July 2007

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.

In the elections of November 2007, Gary Baker defeated Brian Tacey in the election for the position of township trustee. [Examiner Staff, The. "Township Trustees: Township trustee results", "Bellefontaine Examiner", 2007-11-07, p. 2.] , while Cindy Stalling was elected without opposition to the position of township fiscal officer. [Examiner Staff, The. "Township Trustees: Township fiscal officer", "Bellefontaine Examiner", 2007-11-07, p. 2.]

Transportation

Important highways in Perry Township include U.S. Route 33 and State Routes 292, 347, and 540.

References

External links

* [http://www.co.logan.oh.us County website]
* [http://www.dnr.state.oh.us/geosurvey/pdf/cotwpmap.pdf County & Township Map of Ohio] (PDF object)
* [http://www.co.logan.oh.us/html/county_map_-_large.html Detailed Logan County map]