Peru Township, Huron County, Ohio
Encyclopedia
Peru Township is one of the nineteen townships
of Huron County
, Ohio
, United States
. The 2000 census
found 1,043 people in the township.
No municipalities are located in Peru Township.
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Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...
of Huron County
Huron County, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 59,487 people, 22,307 households, and 16,217 families residing in the county. The population density was 121 people per square mile . There were 23,594 housing units at an average density of 48 per square mile...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, United States
United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
found 1,043 people in the township.
Geography
Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:- Ridgefield TownshipRidgefield Township, Huron County, OhioRidgefield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,390 people in the township, 957 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- north - Norwalk TownshipNorwalk Township, Huron County, OhioNorwalk Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,685 people in the township, 3,265 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- northeast corner - Bronson TownshipBronson Township, Huron County, OhioBronson Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,780 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the center of the county, it borders the following townships:*Norwalk Township – north...
- east - Fairfield TownshipFairfield Township, Huron County, OhioFairfield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,284 people in the township, 711 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
- southeast corner - Greenfield TownshipGreenfield Township, Huron County, OhioGreenfield Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,442 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Peru Township - north...
- south - Norwich TownshipNorwich Township, Huron County, OhioNorwich Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,072 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships:*Sherman Township - north...
- southwest corner - Sherman TownshipSherman Township, Huron County, OhioSherman Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 501 people in the township.-Geography:Located on the western edge of the county, it borders the following townships:*Lyme Township - north...
- west - Lyme TownshipLyme Township, Huron County, OhioLyme Township is one of the nineteen townships of Huron County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 968 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
- northwest corner
No municipalities are located in Peru Township.
Name and history
Statewide, the only other Peru Township is located in Morrow CountyPeru Township, Morrow County, Ohio
Peru Township is one of the sixteen townships of Morrow County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,260 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Lincoln Township - north...
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