Perry Township, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Perry Township,
Jefferson County,
Pennsylvania
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Perry Township
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania Highlighting Perry Township
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
Map of Jefferson County, Pennsylvania
CountryUnited States
StatePennsylvania
CountyJefferson
Settled1809
Incorporated1818
Government
 • TypeTownship of the Second Class, having a three-member board of supervisors
Area
 • Total28.73 sq mi (74.41 km2)
 • Land28.43 sq mi (73.63 km2)
 • Water0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2)
Population
 • Total1,248 Increase
 • Estimate 
(2023)[2]
1,222
 • Density42.00/sq mi (16.22/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code42-065-59480

Perry Township is a township in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,248 at the 2020 census.[2] It was named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry.[3]

  1. ^ "2016 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 14, 2017.
  2. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2023". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  3. ^ McKnight, William James (1917). Historical. J.H. Beers. p. 418.