Perry Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana

Perry Township
Vanderburgh County
Perry Township ; Vanderburgh County
	Township
	Lake Victoria, in the Mesker Park Zoo, located in Perry Township
	Location in Vanderburgh County
	Coordinates: 37°58′17″N 87°39′25″W / 37.97139°N 87.65694°W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Vanderburgh
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	28.21 sq mi (73.1 km2)
• Land	27.78 sq mi (71.9 km2)
• Water	0.43 sq mi (1.1 km2) 1.52%
Elevation	459 ft (140 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	25,092
• Density	903.4/sq mi (348.8/km2)
ZIP codes	47712, 47720
GNIS feature ID	453726

Perry Township is one of eight townships in Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 25,092 and it contained 10,678 housing units.^[1] The University of Southern Indiana Campus is located in Perry Township.

Perry Township was organized in 1840.^[2]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 28.21 square miles (73.1 km²), of which 27.78 square miles (71.9 km²) (or 98.48%) is land and 0.43 square miles (1.1 km²) (or 1.52%) is water.^[1]

Cities and towns

Evansville (west edge)

Unincorporated towns

Belknap
Mud Center
Red Bank

Adjacent townships

Indiana
- Vanderburgh County
  - German Township (North)
  - Center Township (Northeast)
  - Pigeon Township (East)
  - Union Township (South)
- Posey County
  - Marrs Township (West)
  - Robinson Township (Single Point)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Memorial Park, Putman and Saint Joseph.

Lakes

Woodland Lake

School districts

Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corporation

Political districts

Indiana's 8th congressional district
State House District 76
State Senate District 49
State Senate District 50

References

"Perry Township, Vanderburgh County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
United States Census Bureau 2007 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
IndianaMap

^ ^a ^b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.
^ History of Vanderburgh County, Indiana: From the Earliest Times to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1889. p. 62.

External links

[census-1] "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on 2020-02-12. Retrieved 2013-05-10.

[2] History of Vanderburgh County, Indiana: From the Earliest Times to the Present. Brant & Fuller. 1889. p. 62.

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