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Perry Township
Township
Former Howard School in eastern Perry Township
Location of Perry Township in Boone County
Coordinates: 39°56′57″N 86°24′28″W / 39.94917°N 86.40778°W / 39.94917; -86.40778
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Boone
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	20.84 sq mi (54.0 km)
• Land	20.82 sq mi (53.9 km)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km)
Elevation	948 ft (289 m)
Population
• Total	820
• Density	55.8/sq mi (21.5/km)
FIPS code	18-58968
GNIS feature ID	453716

Perry Township is one of twelve townships in Boone County, Indiana. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,163 and it contained 461 housing units.

History

Howard School was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 20.84 square miles (54.0 km), of which 20.82 square miles (53.9 km) (or 99.90%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km) (or 0.10%) is water.

Unincorporated communities

• Fayette

Adjacent townships

• Center (northwest)
• Eagle (east)
• Harrison (west)
• Worth (northeast)
• Brown Township, Hendricks County (southeast)
• Middle Township, Hendricks County (southwest)

Major highways

• Interstate 65
• Indiana State Road 267

Cemeteries

The township contains three cemeteries: Dickerson, Howard and Smith.

References

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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Perry Township, Boone County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved March 24, 2024.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
4. ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.
5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana

v t e Municipalities and communities of Boone County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Lebanon
City	Lebanon
Towns	Advance Jamestown‡ Thorntown Ulen Whitestown Zionsville
Townships	Center Clinton Eagle Harrison Jackson Jefferson Marion Perry Sugar Creek Union Washington Worth
CDP	Elizaville
Other communities	Big Springs Dover Eagle Village Fayette Fox Hollow Gadsden Hazelrigg Max Mechanicsburg Milledgeville New Brunswick Northfield Pike Rosston Royalton Shannondale‡ Stringtown Terhune Ward Waugh
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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