Perry Township, Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Perry Township is one of thirteen townships in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 7,161 and it contained 2,782 housing units.^[3]

Perry Township
Township
Location in Tippecanoe County
Coordinates: 40°25′54″N 86°45′06″W
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Tippecanoe
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	36.24 sq mi (93.9 km2)
• Land	36.08 sq mi (93.4 km2)
• Water	0.15 sq mi (0.4 km2)  0.41%
Elevation [1]	659 ft (201 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	9,070
• Density	198.5/sq mi (76.6/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	47905
Area code	765
GNIS feature ID	453725

History

Hershey House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[4]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.24 square miles (93.9 km²), of which 36.08 square miles (93.4 km²) (or 99.56%) is land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km²) (or 0.41%) is water.^[3]

Cities, towns, villages

• Lafayette (east edge)

Unincorporated communities

• Heath at 40.4611470°N 86.7333397°W / 40.4611470; -86.7333397
• Monitor at 40.4197581°N 86.7563958°W / 40.4197581; -86.7563958
• Pettit at 40.4175359°N 86.7091721°W / 40.4175359; -86.7091721

(This list is based on USGS (United States Geological Survey) data and may include former settlements.)

Adjacent townships

• Washington Township (north)
• Clay Township, Carroll County (east)
• Ross Township, Clinton County (east)
• Madison Township, Clinton County (southeast)
• Sheffield Township (south)
• Wea Township (southwest)
• Fairfield Township (west)

Cemeteries

The township contains these three cemeteries: Swank, Union and Zion.

Major highways

• Interstate 65

Airports and landing strips

• Halsmer Airport
• Wildcat Air Landing Area

School districts

• Tippecanoe School Corporation

Political districts

• Indiana's 4th congressional district
• State House District 41
• State Senate District 22