Perry Township, Lawrence County, Indiana

Perry Township
Township
Gate at the Lowder Cemetery, northwest of Springville
Location in Lawrence County
Coordinates: 38°56′58″N 86°38′12″W / 38.94944°N 86.63667°WCoordinates: 38°56′58″N 86°38′12″W / 38.94944°N 86.63667°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Lawrence
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	35.68 sq mi (92.4 km^2)
• Land	35.64 sq mi (92.3 km^2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.1 km^2)  0.11%
Elevation	659 ft (201 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	2,259
• Density	63.4/sq mi (24.5/km^2)
ZIP code	47462
GNIS feature ID	0453720

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.^[1]

History

Perry Township was established in 1822.^[2] It was named for Matthew C. Perry.^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 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.^[1]

Unincorporated towns

• Popcorn at 38°58′33″N 86°39′25″W / 38.975881°N 86.656944°W
• Red Hill at 38°56′00″N 86°35′52″W / 38.933382°N 86.597775°W
• Springville at 38°56′10″N 86°37′10″W / 38.93616°N 86.619442°W

(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. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. "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. History of Lawrence and Monroe Counties, Indiana: Their People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. 1914. p. 53.
3. History of Lawrence, Orange, and Washington Counties, Indiana: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Higginson Book Company. 1884. p. 46.

External links

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