Perry Township, Pike County, Ohio

Perry Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 913 people in the township.[3]

Perry Township, Pike County, Ohio
Baled corn in a field in Perry Township
Location of Perry Township in Pike County
Coordinates: 39°9′43″N 83°20′2″W
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyPike
Area
  Total23.0 sq mi (59.5 km2)
  Land23.0 sq mi (59.5 km2)
  Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation922 ft (281 m)
Population
 (2000)
  Total913
  Density39.7/sq mi (15.3/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-62022[2]
GNIS feature ID1086816[1]

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

No municipalities are located in Perry Township, although the unincorporated community of Cynthiana lies in the northwestern part of the 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,[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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