Peru Township, Miami County, Indiana
Township in Indiana, United States
40°46′25″N 86°05′14″W / 40.77361°N 86.08722°W / 40.77361; -86.08722![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%2823px%29.png)
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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.[2]
History
Peru Township was organized in 1834.[3]
Geography
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 25.48 square miles (66.0 km2), of which 25.01 square miles (64.8 km2) (or 98.16%) is land and 0.48 square miles (1.2 km2) (or 1.88%) is water.[2] 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 / 40.768375; -86.053603
- Ridgeview at 40°45′41″N 86°04′32″W / 40.761431°N 86.075548°W / 40.761431; -86.075548
(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
U.S. Route 24
U.S. Route 31
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.
- ^ a b "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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Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Peru
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communities
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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