Perry Township, Ashland County, Ohio

Perry Township is one of the fifteen townships of Ashland County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,024 at the 2020 census.

Geography

Located in the eastern part of the county, it borders the following townships:

Jackson Township - north
Congress Township, Wayne County - northeast corner
Chester Township, Wayne County - east
Plain Township, Wayne County - southeast corner
Mohican Township - south
Vermillion Township - southwest corner
Montgomery Township - west

No municipalities are located in Perry Township.

Name and history

Perry Township was organized in 1814.
It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.

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 trustees are elected in the year after the presidential election, and one is elected in the year before it. Additionally, there is 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 officer position or on the board of trustees are filled by the remaining trustees.