Perry Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,259 and it contained 943 housing units.[2]

History

Perry Township was established in 1822.[3] It was named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.[4]

Geography

According to the 2020 census, the township has a total area of 35.68 square miles (92.4 km2), of which 35.64 square miles (92.3 km2) (or 99.89%) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) (or 0.11%) is water.[2]

Unincorporated towns

(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)

Cemeteries

The township contains these fourteen cemeteries: Baptist, Byers-Rainbolt (aka Beyers-Rainbolt), Christian, Cobb, East, Graves, Gray, Lowder, Oak Grove, Quaker, Short, Slave, Springville West (aka Methodist) and Preston.

Major highways

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1890692—
190081017.1%
1910717−11.5%
1920655−8.6%
19307006.9%
194084420.6%
19509037.0%
19601,04615.8%
19701,1489.8%
19801,53333.5%
19901,72612.6%
20001,8939.7%
20102,25919.3%
20202,2750.7%
[5]

School districts

  • North Lawrence Community Schools
  • Springville Community Academy - a public charter school opened in 2022 serving Grades K - 8. It is authorized by the University of Southern Indiana

Political districts

References

  1. ^ "Lawrence County Indiana - Government - Township Trustees".
  2. ^ a b "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.
  3. ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. pp. 53.
  4. ^ History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. pp. 46.
  5. ^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perry_Township,_Lawrence_County,_Indiana
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