Peru Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,638 and it contained 5,195 housing units.[2]

History

Peru Township was organized in 1834.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.48 square miles (66.0 km2), of which 25.01 square miles (64.8 km2) (or 98.16%) is land and 0.48 square miles (1.2 km2) (or 1.88%) is water.[2] The Wabash River defines the southern border of the township.

Cities, towns, villages

  • Peru (northwest three-quarters)

Unincorporated towns

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

Extinct towns

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Bowman, Mount Hope and Schrock.

Major highways

Airports and landing strips

  • Benner Field

School districts

  • Peru Community Schools

Political districts

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  3. ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 139.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_Township,_Miami_County,_Indiana
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