Perry Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
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Perry Township is one of the twenty-two townships
Civil township
A civil township is a widely used unit of local government in the United States, subordinate to, and geographic divisions of, a county. Specific responsibilities and the degree of autonomy vary based on each state. Civil townships are distinct from survey townships, but in states that have both,...

 of Tuscarawas County
Tuscarawas County, Ohio
Tuscarawas County is a county located in the eastern part of the state of Ohio. As of the 2010 census, the population was 92,582. Its county seat is New Philadelphia...

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 462 people in the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Rush Township
    Rush Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
    Rush Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 887 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - north
  • Washington Township, Harrison County
    Washington Township, Harrison County, Ohio
    Washington Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 598 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northeast
  • Freeport Township, Harrison County
    Freeport Township, Harrison County, Ohio
    Freeport Township is one of the fifteen townships of Harrison County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 763 people in the township, 365 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southeast
  • Washington Township, Guernsey County
    Washington Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
    Washington Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 491 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northeastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - south
  • Monroe Township, Guernsey County
    Monroe Township, Guernsey County, Ohio
    Monroe Township is one of the nineteen townships of Guernsey County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 598 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest
  • Washington Township
    Washington Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
    Washington Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 762 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - west
  • Clay Township
    Clay Township, Tuscarawas County, Ohio
    Clay Township is one of the twenty-two townships of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,981 people in the township, 721 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

    - northwest corner


No municipalities are located in Perry Township.

Government

The township is governed by a three-member board of trustees, who are elected in November of odd-numbered years to a four-year term beginning on the following January 1. Two are elected in the year after the presidential election and one is elected in the year before it. There is also an elected township fiscal officer, who serves a four-year term beginning on April 1 of the year after the election, which is held in November of the year before the presidential election. Vacancies in the fiscal officership or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees. The current trustees are Harry R. Allen, Greg Bear, and William Keeton, and the fiscal officer is Sandra Cappel.
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