Perry Township, Licking County, Ohio
Township
Methodist church at Perryton
Location of Perry Township in Licking County
Coordinates: 40°8′22″N 82°13′53″W / 40.13944°N 82.23139°W / 40.13944; -82.23139
Country	United States
State	Ohio
County	Licking
Area [1]
• Total	25.0 sq mi (64.8 km2)
• Land	24.9 sq mi (64.6 km2)
• Water	0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation [2]	850 ft (259 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	1,671
• Density	67/sq mi (26/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code	39-61924[4]
GNIS feature ID	1086477[2]

Perry Township is one of the 25 townships of Licking County, Ohio, United States. As of the 2020 census the population was 1,671.

Geography

Located on the eastern edge of the county, it borders the following townships:

• Fallsbury Township - north
• Pike Township, Coshocton County - northeast
• Jackson Township, Muskingum County - east
• Licking Township, Muskingum County - southeast corner
• Hanover Township - south
• Madison Township - southwest
• Mary Ann Township - west
• Eden Township - northwest corner

No municipalities are located in Perry Township.

Name and history

It is one of 26 Perry Townships statewide.^[5]

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,^[6] 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.