Perry Township, Pike County, Illinois

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Perry Township is a small rural township in Pike County, Illinois, United States. It was established on November 8, 1853. The area is 37.22 square miles (96.4 km2), with 37.21 square miles of land and 0.01 square miles of water, so water makes up about 0.03% of the area. The population was 594 at the 2010 census, with 310 housing units, and an estimated 578 people in 2016. The population density is about 16 people per square mile (6.2 per km2). The township is in the Central Time Zone (CST, UTC-6; CDT, UTC-5 in summer). Its FIPS code is 17-149-59169. The coordinates are roughly 39.7908°N, 90.7389°W.