Perry County
Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,408. Its county seat is New Lexington. It was established on March 1, 1818, from parts of Fairfield, Washington and Muskingum counties. The county is named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812. Perry County is included in the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. One of the poorest counties in the state, this is where the lawsuit challenging Ohio's school funding system, DeRolph v. State, began.
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Cities and towns 11
- Village of Corning pop. 484
- Village of Crooksville pop. 2,419
- Village of Glenford pop. 165
- Village of Hemlock pop. 143
- Village of Junction City pop. 723
- Village of New Lexington pop. 4,434
- Village of New Straitsville pop. 654
- Village of Rendville pop. 33
- Village of Shawnee pop. 506
- Village of Somerset pop. 1,457
- Village of Thornville pop. 1,096
Townships 14
- Township of Bearfield pop. 1,482
- Township of Clayton pop. 1,570
- Township of Coal pop. 943
- Township of Harrison pop. 5,142
- Township of Hopewell pop. 2,590
- Township of Jackson pop. 2,774
- Township of Madison pop. 1,383
- Township of Monday Creek pop. 677
- Township of Monroe pop. 1,357
- Township of Pike pop. 6,642
- Township of Pleasant pop. 866
- Township of Reading pop. 4,355
- Township of Salt Lick pop. 1,080
- Township of Thorn pop. 4,599
Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)
- Census ID (PID6)
- 172270
- FIPS state
- 39
- FIPS county
- 127
- FIPS place
- 99127
- Census record name
- COUNTY OF PERRY
- Mailing address
- PO BOX 248, NEW LEXINGTON 43764