Perry Township, Marion County, Indiana

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Perry Township, Marion County, Indiana
settlement_type = Township
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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = Indiana
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Marion
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government_type = Indiana township
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area_total_km2 = 118.7
area_land_km2 = 118.5
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 45.8
area_land_sq_mi = 45.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 92838
population_density_km2 = 783.4
population_density_sq_mi = 2029.0

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
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elevation_m = 224
elevation_ft = 735
latd = 39 |latm = 40 |lats = 54 |latNS = N
longd = 86 |longm = 8 |longs = 4 |longEW = W

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blank_info = 18-59058GR|2
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blank1_info = 0453721GR|3
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Perry Township is one of the nine townships of Marion County, Indiana, United States, located in the south central part of the county. It was laid out in 1822 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and named after Oliver Hazard Perry - a War of 1812 war hero. Early settlers included Samuel and Mary Bryan, Jacob Smock, and John Murphy. In 2007, the township population was 94,249.

Schools in Perry Township include Roncalli, Perry Meridian and Southport High Schools.

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