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Perry County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana.As of 2020, the population was 19,170. [1] The county seat is Tell City. [2] It is the hilliest county as well as one of the most forested counties in Indiana as it features more than 60,000 acres (240 km 2) of Hoosier National Forest.
Troy Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census , its population was 11,961 and it contained 5,845 housing units. [ 1 ] It is by far the most populous township in the county, covering almost two thirds of the overall county population.
Oil Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census , its population was 2,545 and it contained 532 housing units. [ 1 ]
Troy was an early county seat of Perry County. [5] A post office has been in operation at Troy since 1818. Future president Abraham Lincoln worked the ferry across the Ohio River at Troy with his father in his youth. [6] The Nester House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [7]
Anderson Township is one of seven townships in Perry County, Indiana, United States. As of the 2020 census , its population was 1,603 and it contained 649 housing units. [ 1 ]
According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 308.72 square miles (799.6 km 2), of which 305.64 square miles (791.6 km 2) (or 99.00%) is land and 3.08 square miles (8.0 km 2) (or 1.00%) is water. [3] Much like the rest of South Central Indiana, the terrain of Crawford County is primarily made up of wooded hills, many of them steep.
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Branchville (also Oil Creek) is an unincorporated community in southern Oil Township, Perry County, in the U.S. state of Indiana. [1] It lies along CR40 northeast of the city of Tell City, the county seat of Perry County. [2] Although Branchville is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 47514. [3]