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Peru Township
Township
Location in Miami County
Coordinates: 40°46′25″N 86°05′14″W / 40.77361°N 86.08722°W / 40.77361; -86.08722
Country	United States
State	Indiana
County	Miami
Government
• Type	Indiana township
Area
• Total	25.48 sq mi (66.0 km)
• Land	25.01 sq mi (64.8 km)
• Water	0.48 sq mi (1.2 km)  1.88%
Elevation	673 ft (205 m)
Population
• Total	10,638
• Density	425.3/sq mi (164.2/km)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	46970
GNIS feature ID	453729

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 / 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

• Brownell

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

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
3. 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

v t e Places adjacent to Peru Township, Miami County, Indiana
Jefferson Township Richland Township Miami Township, Cass County Peru Township Erie Township Pipe Creek Township Tipton Township, Cass County Butler Township Washington Township

v t e Municipalities and communities of Miami County, Indiana, United States
County seat: Peru
City	Peru
Towns	Amboy Bunker Hill Converse‡ Denver Macy
Townships	Allen Butler Clay Deer Creek Erie Harrison Jackson Jefferson Perry Peru Pipe Creek Richland Union Washington
CDPs	Bennetts Switch Chili Grissom AFB‡ Mexico Miami North Grove
Other communities	Birmingham Courter Deedsville Doyle Erie Flora Gilead Loree McGrawsville Nead New Santa Fe Oakdale Oakley Peoria Perrysburg Pettysville Ridgeview Santa Fe South Peru Stockdale‡ Wawpecong Wells
Ghost towns	Anson Brownell Busaco Cary Five Corners Hooversburg Leonda Niconza Paw Paw Snow Hill Stringtown Wagoner Wooleytown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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