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; -86.08722Country

United StatesState

IndianaCountyMiamiGovernment

• TypeIndiana townshipArea

• Total25.48 sq mi (66.0 km²) • Land25.01 sq mi (64.8 km²) • Water0.48 sq mi (1.2 km²) 1.88%Elevation

^[1]

673 ft (205 m)Population

(2020)

• Total10,638 • Density425.3/sq mi (164.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

46970

GNIS feature ID453729

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

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

^ "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.