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Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana

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Perry Township
Township
Location in Monroe County
Location in Monroe County
Country United States
State Indiana
CountyMonroe
Government
 • TypeIndiana township
Area
 • Total35.48 sq mi (91.9 km2)
 • Land35.36 sq mi (91.6 km2)
 • Water0.12 sq mi (0.3 km2)  0.34%
Elevation
741 ft (226 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total50,673
 • Density1,433.2/sq mi (553.4/km2)
ZIP codes
47401, 47403, 47404
GNIS feature ID0453723

Perry Township is one of eleven townships in Monroe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 50,673 and it contained 24,194 housing units.[1]

History

Perry Township was established in 1830.[2] It was named for Commodore Matthew C. Perry.[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 35.48 square miles (91.9 km2), of which 35.36 square miles (91.6 km2) (or 99.66%) is land and 0.12 square miles (0.31 km2) (or 0.34%) is water.[1]

Cities, towns, villages

  • Bloomington (southern half of the city, south of [approximately] Third Street)

Unincorporated towns

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

Cemeteries

The township contains Mount Salem Cemetery.

Major highways

School districts

In Perry Township (near Clear Creek Trail and That Road)
  • Monroe County Community School Corporation

Political districts

  • Kalacakra Stupa, Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center
    Kalacakra Stupa, Tibetan Mongolian Buddhist Cultural Center
  • All Saints' Orthodox Church on a winter day
    All Saints' Orthodox Church on a winter day
  • A county road crossing Clear Creek
    A county road crossing Clear Creek
  • An old limestone quarry
    An old limestone quarry

References

  • "Perry Township, Monroe County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-09-27.
  • United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
  • IndianaMap
  1. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
  2. ^ Blanchard, Charles (1884). Counties of Morgan, Monroe and Brown, Indiana: Historical and Biographical. F.A. Battey & Company. p. 381.
  3. ^ History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 417.
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