Perry Township is one of the nineteen townships

Civil township

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 of Wood County

Wood County, Ohio

Wood County is a county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 125,488. Its county seat is Bowling Green. The county was named for Captain Eleazer D. Wood, the engineer for General William Henry Harrison's army, who built Fort Meigs in the War of 1812...

, Ohio

Ohio

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, United States

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. The 2000 census

United States Census, 2000

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 found 1,934 people in the township, 1,856 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.

Geography

Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Montgomery Township
  Montgomery Township, Wood County, Ohio
  Montgomery Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,505 people in the township, 1,872 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - north
• Scott Township, Sandusky County
  Scott Township, Sandusky County, Ohio
  Scott Township is one of the twelve townships of Sandusky County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, 1,502 people lived in the township.-Geography:Located in the southeastern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - northeast corner
• Jackson Township, Seneca County
  Jackson Township, Seneca County, Ohio
  Jackson Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,640 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - east
• Loudon Township, Seneca County
  Loudon Township, Seneca County, Ohio
  Loudon Township is one of the fifteen townships of Seneca County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,395 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the western part of the county, it borders the following townships:*Jackson Township - north...
  
   - southeast corner
• Washington Township, Hancock County
  Washington Township, Hancock County, Ohio
  Washington Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 4,602 people in the township, 1,011 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - south
• Cass Township, Hancock County
  Cass Township, Hancock County, Ohio
  Cass Township is one of the seventeen townships of Hancock County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,098 people in the township.-Geography:Located in the northern part of the county, it borders the following townships:...
  
   - southwest corner
• Bloom Township
  Bloom Township, Wood County, Ohio
  Bloom Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 2,535 people in the township, 896 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - west
• Portage Township
  Portage Township, Wood County, Ohio
  Portage Township is one of the nineteen townships of Wood County, Ohio, United States. The 2000 census found 1,516 people in the township, 988 of whom lived in the unincorporated portions of the township.-Geography:...
  
   - northwest corner

Part of the city of Fostoria

Fostoria, Ohio

As of the census of 2000, there were 13,931 people, 5,565 households, and 3,628 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,917.6 people per square mile . There were 6,024 housing units at an average density of 829.2 per square mile...

 is located in southeastern Perry Township, and the village of West Millgrove

West Millgrove, Ohio

West Millgrove is a village in Wood County, Ohio, United States. The population was 78 at the 2000 census.-Geography:West Millgrove is located at .According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all of it land....

lies in the township's north.

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 Perry Township House is located at the intersection of Baird, Eagleville, and Oil Center Roads.