Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana

Perry Township
Township
Location of Perry Township in Clinton County
Coordinates: 40°13′17″N 86°38′25″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Clinton
Organized	1834
Named for	Commodore Perry
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	33.14 sq mi (85.8 km^2)
• Land	33.13 sq mi (85.8 km^2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.03 km^2)
Elevation [1]	840 ft (256 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	1,494
• Density	45/sq mi (17/km^2)
FIPS code	18-59004[3]
GNIS feature ID	453718

Perry Township is one of fourteen townships in Clinton County, Indiana. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,494 (up from 1,459 at 2010^[4]) and it contained 596 housing units. The township was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, an American naval officer in the War of 1812.^[5]

History

The first white settler to arrive in what would become Perry Township was Elijah Rogers who erected a log cabin in 1827. The township was established in September, 1834, created from a portion of Washington Township.^[6]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 33.14 square miles (85.8 km²), of which 33.13 square miles (85.8 km²) (or 99.97%) is land and 0.01 square miles (0.026 km²) (or 0.03%) is water.^[4]

Cities and towns

• Colfax

Unincorporated towns

• Manson

Adjacent townships

• Washington Township (north)
• Jackson Township (east)
• Washington Township, Boone County (southeast)
• Sugar Creek Township, Boone County (south)
• Lauramie Township, Tippecanoe County (west)
• Sugar Creek Township, Montgomery County (west)

Major highways

• Interstate 65
• U.S. Route 52
• Indiana State Road 28

Cemeteries

The township contains six cemeteries: Davis, Loveless, Manson, McKendra, Plainview and Shilo.

Education

Perry Township is served by the Colfax-Perry Township Public Library.^[7]

References

• United States Census Bureau cartographic boundary files
• U.S. Board on Geographic Names

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Perry Township, Clinton County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
5. Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company. pp. 31.
6. Claybaugh, Joseph (1913). "Perry Township". History of Clinton County, Indiana. Indianapolis: A. W. Bowen & Company.
7. "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 17, 2018.