To recompense Hocking County for its loss, Perry Township was taken from Madison Township of Fairfield and given to Hocking County. At that time, the creation of Vinton County south of Hocking County took some of Hocking County's acreage. It remained a part of Fairfield County until 1850. Perry Township was not a part of Hocking then. While Hocking County itself was created in 1818, it had different boundaries from those of today. It is one of twenty-six Perry Townships statewide.

The small village of Laurelville is located in Perry Township's southwestern corner.

Clearcreek Township, Fairfield County - northwest.

Salt Creek Township, Pickaway County - west.

Colerain Township, Ross County - southwest corner.

Madison Township, Fairfield County - north.

Located in the northwestern corner of the county, it borders the following townships: As of the 2020 census the population was 2,408. You may also be interested in visiting the Perry Township Wikipedia page for user-contributed knowledge.Perry Township is one of the eleven townships of Hocking County, Ohio, United States. After his victory Commodore Perry proclaimed in the famous phrase 'We have met the enemy and they are ours'.

Perry Township is named after Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry who led the United States to Victory in the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. The first elections and installation of Perry Township Trustees was held in 1833. The area includes four sections of each of the original four Townships and was finally incorporated by county officials in 1832. Since Salem was incorporated in 1830 at the intersection of Salem, Butler, Goshen and Green Townships, to avoid further confusion, residents of Salem petitioned county commissioners for the creation of a separate township around the area, to be named Perry Township. With the then-named village of 'Salemtown' incorporated before the Township, many people became confused about where to travel to in order to participate in elections.

Perry township