Perry Township
Location in Wayne County
Coordinates: 39°58′30″N 85°05′14″W / 39.975, -85.08722
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Wayne
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	17.46 sq mi (45.21 km²)
- Land	17.45 sq mi (45.19 km²)
- Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km²)  0.02%
Elevation	1,148 ft (350 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	763
- Density	43.7/sq mi (16.9/km²)
GNIS feature ID	0453727

Perry Township is one of fifteen townships in Wayne County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 763.

Geography

Perry Township covers an area of 17.46 square miles (45.21 square kilometers); of this, 0.01 square miles (0.01 square kilometers) or 0.02 percent is water. Lakes in this township include Osborne Lakes. The streams of Economy Run, Jordon Creek, Mop Run, Swab Creek, Wash Branch and West Brook run through this township.

Cities and towns

• Economy

Adjacent townships

• Union Township, Randolph County (north)
• Green Township (east)
• Clay Township (southeast)
• Jefferson Township (southwest)
• Dalton Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains two cemeteries: Economy and Jordon.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 35

References

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

External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Wayne County

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