Perry Township is one of the fourteen townships of Carroll County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 934.[3]
Perry Township, Carroll County, Ohio | |
|---|---|
 Perry Township Hall | |
 Location of Perry Township in Carroll County | |
| Coordinates: 40°27′54″N 81°5′43″W / 40.46500°N 81.09528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Carroll |
| Area | |
• Total | 28.0 sq mi (72.5 km2) |
| • Land | 27.8 sq mi (72.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,263 ft (385 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 934 |
| • Density | 34/sq mi (13.0/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| FIPS code | 39-61784[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1085834[1] |
Geography
editLocated in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
- Union Township - north
- Lee Township - northeast
- Loudon Township - east
- Rumley Township, Harrison County - southeast
- North Township, Harrison County - south
- Monroe Township, Harrison County - southwest
- Orange Township - west
- Monroe Township - northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Perry Township.
The offices and maintenance garage are located in the unincorporated community of Perrysville, which was platted in 1835. A post office was established in 1848, and continued until 1954. To distinguish this place from Perrysville in Ashland County, the postal service called the place Lamartine.[4][5][6]
Name and history
editIt is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.[7]
The township was originally called "North", but was renamed shortly after the formation of Carroll County.[8]
Government
edit| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1840 | 1,344 | — | |
| 1850 | 1,277 | −5.0% | |
| 1860 | 1,060 | −17.0% | |
| 1870 | 932 | −12.1% | |
| 1880 | 1,040 | 11.6% | |
| 1890 | 950 | −8.7% | |
| 1900 | 825 | −13.2% | |
| 1910 | 766 | −7.2% | |
| 1920 | 656 | −14.4% | |
| 1930 | 617 | −5.9% | |
| 1940 | 674 | 9.2% | |
| 1950 | 636 | −5.6% | |
| 1960 | 693 | 9.0% | |
| 1970 | 617 | −11.0% | |
| 1980 | 896 | 45.2% | |
| 1990 | 912 | 1.8% | |
| 2000 | 1,022 | 12.1% | |
| 2010 | 996 | −2.5% | |
| 2020 | 934 | −6.2% | |
| [9] | |||
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,[10] 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.
Education
editStudents attend the Carrollton Exempted Village School District in most of the township.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Department of Development}
- ^ "Perry Township Villages". Carroll County Historical Society. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ Geographic Names Information System. "GNIS entry for Perrysville (Feature ID #1061533)". Retrieved December 30, 2015.
- ^ United States Official Postal Guide. United States Government Printing Office. 1920. p. 733.
- ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
- ^ Eckley, H.J.; Perry, W.T. (1921). History of Carroll and Harrison Counties. The Lewis Publishing Co. p. 199.
- ^ census data: 1840, 1880 : Howe, Henry (1907). Historical Collections of Ohio, The Ohio Centennial Edition. The State of Ohio. p. 359., 1850 : 1850 page 14, 1860 : 1860 page 13, 1870 : 1870 page 24, 1890, 1900 : Hunt, William C. (1901). Population of the United States by states and territories, counties, and minor Civil Divisions, as returned at the Twelfth Census: 1900. United States Census Printing Office. p. 306., 1900, 1910, 1920 : Austin, William Lane; Teele, Ray Palmer (1921). Fourteenth census of the United States, Volume 1. Government Printing Office. p. 561., 1930 : 1930 page 40, 1940 : 1940 page 83, 1950 : 1950 page 14, 1960 : 1960 page 16, 1970 : 1970 page 124, 1980 : 1980 & 1990 Census Information, at reference desk, Carroll County District Library, 1990 : 1990, 2000 : 2000, 2010 : [1], 2020 : 2020
- ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
- ^ PUC Ohio map of School Districts Archived 2009-02-20 at the Wayback Machine