Perry Township, Martin County, Indiana

Township in Indiana, United States

38°50′00″N 86°50′00″W / 38.83333°N 86.83333°W / 38.83333; -86.83333Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMartinGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total98.3 sq mi (255 km²) • Land96.49 sq mi (249.9 km²) • Water1.81 sq mi (4.7 km²) 1.84%Elevation

^[1]

505 ft (154 m)Population

(2020)

• Total5,060 • Density51/sq mi (20/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

47522, 47553, 47562

Area code(s)812, 930GNIS feature ID452422

Perry Township is one of six townships in Martin County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 5,060 and it contained 2,269 housing units.^[2]

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	2,060	—
1900	2,503	21.5%
1910	3,036	21.3%
1920	3,077	1.4%
1930	2,880	−6.4%
1940	3,243	12.6%
1950	5,235	61.4%
1960	5,347	2.1%
1970	5,775	8.0%
1980	5,624	−2.6%
1990	5,126	−8.9%
2000	4,960	−3.2%
2010	5,093	2.7%
2020	5,060	−0.6%
Source: US Decennial Census^[3]

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 98.3 square miles (255 km²), of which 96.49 square miles (249.9 km²) (or 98.16%) is land and 1.81 square miles (4.7 km²) (or 1.84%) is water.^[4]

Cities, towns, villages

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
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

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
^ "Township Census Counts: STATS Indiana".
^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2013.