Perry Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

Perry Township
—  Township  —
Location in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°56′58″N 86°38′12″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lawrence
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.71 sq mi (92.48 km2)
• Land	35.66 sq mi (92.36 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)  0.14%
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2000)
• Total	1,893
• Density	53.1/sq mi (20.5/km2)
ZIP code	47462
GNIS feature ID	0453720

Perry Township is one of nine townships in Lawrence County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 1,893.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Perry Township covers an area of 35.71 square miles (92.5 km²); of this, 35.66 square miles (92.4 km²) (99.87 percent) is land and 0.05 square miles (0.13 km²) (0.14 percent) is water.

Unincorporated towns

• Popcorn at 38.9758813°N 86.6569437°W / 38.9758813; -86.6569437
• Red Hill at 38.9333823°N 86.5977747°W / 38.9333823; -86.5977747
• Springville at 38.9361599°N 86.619442°W / 38.9361599; -86.619442

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Byers, Christian, Graves and Lowder.

Major highways

• Indiana State Road 54

School districts

• North Lawrence Community Schools

Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 65
• State Senate District 44

References

• "Perry Township, Lawrence County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0453720. Retrieved 2009-10-08. 
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

External links

• Indiana Township Association
• United Township Association of Indiana
• City-Data.com page for Perry Township