Perry Township
—  Township  —
Location in Allen County
Coordinates: 41°13′11″N 85°07′35″W / 41.21972°N 85.12639°W / 41.21972; -85.12639
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Allen
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	35.6 sq mi (92.21 km2)
- Land	35.5 sq mi (91.96 km2)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.25 km2)  0.27%
Elevation	860 ft (262 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	18,170
- Density	511.8/sq mi (197.6/km2)
ZIP codes	46706, 46748, 46765, 46818, 46845
GNIS feature ID	0453715

Perry Township is one of twenty townships in Allen County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 18,170^[1].

Contents 1 Geography 1.1 Cities, towns, villages 1.2 Unincorporated towns 1.3 Adjacent townships 1.4 Cemeteries 1.5 Major highways 1.6 Airports and landing strips 2 School districts 3 Political districts 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Perry Township covers an area of 35.6 square miles (92.21 square kilometers); of this, 35.5 square miles (91.96 square kilometers, 99.73 percent) is land and 0.1 square miles (0.25 square kilometers, 0.27 percent) is water.

[edit] Cities, towns, villages

• Fort Wayne (north edge)
• Huntertown (northeast three-quarters)

[edit] Unincorporated towns

• Cedar Canyons at 41°13′58″N 85°05′21″W / 41.2328269°N 85.0891371°W / 41.2328269; -85.0891371
• Royville at 41°11′59″N 85°07′59″W / 41.199771°N 85.133027°W / 41.199771; -85.133027

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

[edit] Adjacent townships

• Butler Township, DeKalb County (north)
• Jackson Township, DeKalb County (northeast)
• Cedar Creek Township (east)
• St. Joseph Township (southeast)
• Washington Township (southwest)
• Eel River Township (west)
• Swan Township, Noble County (northwest)

[edit] Cemeteries

The township contains Huntertown Cemetery.

[edit] Major highways

• Interstate 69
• U.S. Route 27
• Indiana State Road 1
• Indiana State Road 3
• Indiana State Road 327

[edit] Airports and landing strips

• Exner Airport

[edit] School districts

• Northwest Allen County Schools

[edit] Political districts

• Indiana's 3rd congressional district
• State House District 85
• State Senate District 14
• State Senate District 15

[edit] References

• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• United States Board on Geographic Names (GNIS)
• IndianaMap

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

[edit] External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Allen County

	Swan Township, Noble County	Butler Township, DeKalb County	Jackson Township, DeKalb County
	Eel River Township		Cedar Creek Township
		Perry Township
	Washington Township		St. Joseph Township

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