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Perry Township, Franklin County, Ohio

Coordinates: 40°5′30″N 83°4′14″W / 40.09167°N 83.07056°W / 40.09167; -83.07056
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Perry Township, Franklin County, Ohio
Sign for Township administrative offices
Sign for Township administrative offices
Location of Perry Township in Franklin County.
Location of Perry Township in Franklin County.
Coordinates: 40°5′30″N 83°4′14″W / 40.09167°N 83.07056°W / 40.09167; -83.07056
CountryUnited States
StateOhio
CountyFranklin
Area
 • Total2.2 sq mi (6 km2)
 • Land2.2 sq mi (6 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation896 ft (273 m)
Population
 • Total3,929
 • Density1,800/sq mi (690/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code39-61840[4]
GNIS feature ID1086110[2]

Perry Township is one of the seventeen townships of Franklin County, Ohio, United States. The 2020 census found 3,929 people in the township.

Geography

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Most of Perry Township is now part of one of these four cities:

Today, the township is composed of many small "islands," all of which are surrounded by the city of Columbus, except for three: the farthest south "island", which borders Upper Arlington to the south; the largest "island" in the center of the original township, which borders Worthington to the east; and the most northerly "island", which borders three other townships:

Name and history

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It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.[5]

Perry Township was established in 1820.[6]

Government

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Perry Township Hall

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,[7] 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.

The trustees appoint a Township Administrator who administers the day-to-day activities of the township government.

Perry Township Police Headquarters

References

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  1. ^ "2010 Census U.S. Gazetteer Files for County Subdivisions". U.S. Census Bureau, Geography Division. February 2, 2011. Archived from the original on January 29, 2012. Retrieved February 18, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  3. ^ "Perry township, Franklin County, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Detailed map of Ohio" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. 2000. Retrieved February 16, 2007.
  6. ^ Kilbourn, John (1833). The Ohio Gazetteer, or, a Topographical Dictionary. Scott and Wright. pp. 365. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  7. ^ §503.24, §505.01, and §507.01 of the Ohio Revised Code. Accessed 4/30/2009.
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