Perry Township is one of the nine townships of Marion County, Indiana, United States, located in the south central part of the county. It was laid out in 1822 by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and named after Oliver Hazard Perry – a War of 1812 hero. The township population was 121,768 at the 2020 census, up from 108,972 at 2010. This includes the largest community of Burmese-Americans in the United States, numbering over 24,000. Through the White River, Perry and Decatur townships share the only water boundary among Marion County's townships.

Demographics

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Perry Township, Marion County, Indiana – Racial and ethnic composition<br><small></small>

!Race / Ethnicity <small>(NH = Non-Hispanic)</small>

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!

!% 2000

!% 2010

!

|-

|White alone (NH)

|86,747

|89,855

|style='background: #ffffe6; |77,388

|93.44%

|82.46%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |63.55%

|-

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|1522

|4080

|style='background: #ffffe6; |8075

|1.64%

|3.74%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |6.63%

|-

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|150

|240

|style='background: #ffffe6; |191

|0.16%

|0.22%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.16%

|-

|Asian alone (NH)

|991

|4,854

|style='background: #ffffe6; |19,978

|1.07%

|4.45%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |16.41%

|-

|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|24

|44

|style='background: #ffffe6; |65

|0.03%

|0.04%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.05%

|-

|Other race alone (NH)

|97

|186

|style='background: #ffffe6; |525

|0.10%

|0.17%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.43%

|-

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|807

|1,964

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4,937

|0.87%

|1.80%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.05%

|-

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|2,500

|7,749

|style='background: #ffffe6; |10,609

|2.69%

|7.11%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |8.71%

|-

|Total

|92,838

|108,972

|style='background: #ffffe6; |121,768

|100.00%

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

|}

Geography

Municipalities

  • Beech Grove (southwest third)
  • Homecroft
  • Indianapolis (partial)
  • Southport

Neighborhoods

  • Meridian Woods Park
  • University Heights

Education

Schools in Perry Township include Roncalli, Perry Meridian and Southport high schools. Public K-12 education is provided by the Metropolitan School District of Perry Township.

References

  • Indiana Township Association
  • United Township Association of Indiana
  • Township website