Perry Township is one of the fourteen townships

Civil township

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 of Pike County

Pike County, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 27,695 people, 10,444 households, and 7,665 families residing in the county. The population density was 63 people per square mile . There were 11,602 housing units at an average density of 26 per square mile...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 913 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Paxton Township, Ross County
  Paxton Township, Ross County, Ohio
  Paxton Township is one of the sixteen townships of Ross County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,165 people in the township, 1,153 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Benton Township
  Benton Township, Pike County, Ohio
  Benton Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,520 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Mifflin Township
  Mifflin Township, Pike County, Ohio
  Mifflin Township is one of the fourteen townships of Pike County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,194 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern corner part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southeast
• Brushcreek Township, Highland County
  Brushcreek Township, Highland County, Ohio
  Brushcreek Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,308 people in the township, 1,150 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Paint Township, Highland County
  Paint Township, Highland County, Ohio
  Paint Township is one of the seventeen townships of Highland County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,112 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the east part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Madison Township - north...
  
   - northwest

No municipalities are located in Perry Township, although the unincorporated community

Unincorporated area

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 of Cynthiana

Cynthiana, Ohio

Cynthiana is a census-designated place in northwestern Perry Township, Pike County, Ohio, United States. Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 45624. It lies along State Route 41.-References:...

lies in the northwestern part of the township.

Government

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, 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.

External links

• Pike County visitors bureau website