Peru Township, Indiana
Peru Township is one of fourteen townships in Miami County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 10,638 and it contained 5,195 housing units.
History
Peru Township was organized in 1834.
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.48 square miles (66.0 km), of which 25.01 square miles (64.8 km) (or 98.16%) is land and 0.48 square miles (1.2 km) (or 1.88%) is water. The Wabash River defines the southern border of the township.
Cities, towns, villages
- Peru (northwest three-quarters)
Unincorporated towns
- Oakdale at 40°46′06″N 86°03′13″W / 40.768375°N 86.053603°W
- Ridgeview at 40°45′41″N 86°04′32″W / 40.761431°N 86.075548°W
(This list is based on USGS data and may include former settlements.)
Extinct towns
Cemeteries
The township contains these three cemeteries: Bowman, Mount Hope and Schrock.
Major highways
Airports and landing strips
- Benner Field
School districts
- Peru Community Schools
Political districts
- Indiana's 5th congressional district
- State House District 23
- State Senate District 18
References
- "Peru Township, Miami County, Indiana". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved September 29, 2009.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- IndianaMap
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
- ^ Bodurtha, Arthur Lawrence (1914). History of Miami County, Indiana: A Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests. Lewis Pub. pp. 139.
External links
- Indiana Township Association
- United Township Association of Indiana
- City-Data.com page for Peru Township
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |