Perry Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°06′52″N 85°16′36″W / 40.11444°N 85.27667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Delaware |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 30.16 sq mi (78.1 km2) |
• Land | 28.25 sq mi (73.2 km2) |
• Water | 1.92 sq mi (5.0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,030 ft (314 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,519 |
• Density | 53.5/sq mi (20.7/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-59022 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453719 |
Perry Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. According to the 2010 census, its population was 1,511 and it contained 648 housing units. [4]
When Cornelius Van Arsdall, James Lee, William Blunt, David and Aaron Richardson entered the township in April 1820, they had to cut a path wide enough for their wagons. After an ox was killed from the fall of a large oak, when White Beaver, Wapach and Jefferson, who probably belonged to the Delaware tribe, gained their confidence by aiding them. [5] [6] The township was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812. The Dr. Samuel Vaughn Jump House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [7]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.16 square miles (78.1 km2), of which 28.25 square miles (73.2 km2) (or 93.67%) is land and 1.92 square miles (5.0 km2) (or 6.37%) is water. [4]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains two cemeteries: Felton and Mount Pleasant.
Perry Township | |
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Coordinates: 40°06′52″N 85°16′36″W / 40.11444°N 85.27667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Indiana |
County | Delaware |
Government | |
• Type | Indiana township |
Area | |
• Total | 30.16 sq mi (78.1 km2) |
• Land | 28.25 sq mi (73.2 km2) |
• Water | 1.92 sq mi (5.0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,030 ft (314 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,519 |
• Density | 53.5/sq mi (20.7/km2) |
FIPS code | 18-59022 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 453719 |
Perry Township is one of twelve townships in Delaware County, Indiana. According to the 2010 census, its population was 1,511 and it contained 648 housing units. [4]
When Cornelius Van Arsdall, James Lee, William Blunt, David and Aaron Richardson entered the township in April 1820, they had to cut a path wide enough for their wagons. After an ox was killed from the fall of a large oak, when White Beaver, Wapach and Jefferson, who probably belonged to the Delaware tribe, gained their confidence by aiding them. [5] [6] The township was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812. The Dr. Samuel Vaughn Jump House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [7]
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 30.16 square miles (78.1 km2), of which 28.25 square miles (73.2 km2) (or 93.67%) is land and 1.92 square miles (5.0 km2) (or 6.37%) is water. [4]
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
The township contains two cemeteries: Felton and Mount Pleasant.