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Perry Township
—  Township  —
Location in Martin County
Coordinates: 38°50′00″N 86°50′00″W / 38.8333333°N 86.8333333°W / 38.8333333; -86.8333333
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Martin
Government
- Type	Indiana township
Area
- Total	98.31 sq mi (254.62 km2)
- Land	96.49 sq mi (249.9 km2)
- Water	1.82 sq mi (4.72 km2)  1.85%
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	4,960
- Density	51.4/sq mi (19.8/km2)
ZIP codes	47522, 47553, 47562
GNIS feature ID	0452422

Perry Township is one of six townships in Martin County, Indiana, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 4,960^[1].

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Perry Township covers an area of 98.31 square miles (254.62 square kilometers); of this, 96.49 square miles (249.9 square kilometers, 98.15 percent) is land and 1.82 square miles (4.72 square kilometers, 1.85 percent) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

• Crane
• Loogootee

Unincorporated towns

• Bramble at 38°46′44″N 86°54′34″W / 38.7789379°N 86.9094486°W / 38.7789379; -86.9094486
• Burns City at 38°49′21″N 86°53′13″W / 38.8225486°N 86.8869483°W / 38.8225486; -86.8869483
• Mount Pleasant at 38°39′07″N 86°53′32″W / 38.651995°N 86.8922239°W / 38.651995; -86.8922239
• Scenic Hill at 38°40′42″N 86°53′38″W / 38.6783836°N 86.8938911°W / 38.6783836; -86.8938911
• Whitfield at 38°37′07″N 86°54′46″W / 38.6186619°N 86.9127796°W / 38.6186619; -86.9127796

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

Cemeteries

The township contains these seventeen cemeteries: Blankenship, Boggs Creek, Brook, Carr, Goodwill, Henry, Holt, Houghton, Ledgerwood, Love, Saint Johns, Saint Joseph, Salem, Waggoner, West Union, Williams and Woods.

Major highways

• U.S. Route 50
• U.S. Route 231
• Indiana State Road 550

Lakes

• West Boggs Lake

Landmarks

• West Boggs Park

School districts

• Loogootee Community School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 8th congressional district
• State House District 63
• State Senate District 48

References

• "Perry Township, Martin County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:0452422. Retrieved 2009-09-29.  
• United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
• IndianaMap

1. ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder

External links

• Indiana Township Association page for Martin County
• City-Data.com page for Perry Township

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		Perry Township
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Municipalities and communities of Martin County, Indiana County seat: Shoals City Loogootee Towns Crane | Shoals Townships Center | Halbert | Lost River | Mitcheltree | Perry | Rutherford Unincorporated communities Bramble | Burns City | Cale | Dover Hill | Hindostan Falls | Indian Springs | Ironton | Lacy | Mount Olive | Mount Pleasant | Natchez | Pleasant Valley | Rusk | Scenic Hill | South Martin | Whitfield | Willow Valley | Windom | Yenne