Perry Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
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Perry Township is one of the eighteen 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 Columbiana County
Columbiana County, Ohio
Columbiana County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of 2010, the population was 107,841. It is named for Christopher Columbus and the county seat is Lisbon....

, Ohio
Ohio
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, United States
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. The 2000 census
United States Census, 2000
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 found 17,049 people in the township, 4,852 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:
  • Green Township, Mahoning County
    Green Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
    Green Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,450 people in the township, 3,095 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - northeast
  • Salem Township
    Salem Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
    Salem Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,703 people in the township, 3,338 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

     - southeast
  • Butler Township
    Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
    Butler Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,444 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - southwest
  • Goshen Township, Mahoning County
    Goshen Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
    Goshen Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,281 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

     - northwest


It is the most northerly township in Columbiana County.

The city of Salem
Salem, Ohio
Salem is a city in northern Columbiana County and extreme southern Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. At the 2000 census, the city's population was 12,197....

 is located in central Perry Township.

Name and history

It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide
Perry Township, Ohio
Perry Township, Ohio may refer to:*Perry Township, Allen County, Ohio*Perry Township, Ashland County, Ohio*Perry Township, Brown County, Ohio*Perry Township, Carroll County, Ohio*Perry Township, Columbiana County, Ohio...

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The township was organized in 1832. Four sections of Green
Green Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
Green Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,450 people in the township, 3,095 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, four sections of Salem
Salem Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Salem Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 5,703 people in the township, 3,338 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...

, four sections from Goshen
Goshen Township, Mahoning County, Ohio
Goshen Township is one of the fourteen townships of Mahoning County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,281 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the southwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

 and four sections of Butler
Butler Township, Columbiana County, Ohio
Butler Township is one of the eighteen townships of Columbiana County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 3,444 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...

townships, all then in Columbiana County, were given to the new 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.

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