Perry County, Ohio
32 public bodies govern here, 4 school districts are based here, and USDA lists 0 farmers markets. Everything below says where it came from.
In four numbers
- People
- 35,535
- Median household income
- $67,460
- ±5,445
- Unemployed
- 3.7%
- 597 of 16,128 in the labour force
- Homes with broadband
- 86.5%
- 11,639 of 13,452 households
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020-2024; read 2026-09-26. Percentages worked out here from the two counts shown.
Who governs here
County government 1
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| County of Perry | 35,460 (2021) | Po Box 248, New Lexington | — |
Cities, towns and villages 11
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village of Corning | 484 (2021) | Po Box 447, Corning | — |
| Village of Crooksville | 2,419 (2021) | 98 S Buckeye St, Crooksville | Website |
| Village of Glenford | 165 (2021) | Po Box 22, Glenford | — |
| Village of Hemlock | 143 (2021) | 8434 High St Se, Hemlock | — |
| Village of Junction City | 723 (2021) | Po Box 105, Junction City | — |
| Village of New Lexington | 4,434 (2021) | 125 S Main St, New Lexington | Website |
| Village of New Straitsville | 654 (2021) | Po Box 238, New Straitsville | — |
| Village of Rendville | 33 (2021) | 6293 Main St Se, Corning | — |
| Village of Shawnee | 506 (2021) | 136 East Main Street Po Box 15, Shawnee | — |
| Village of Somerset | 1,457 (2021) | Po Box 10, Somerset | — |
| Village of Thornville | 1,096 (2021) | Po Box 607, Thornville | — |
Townships 14
| Name | People | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Township of Bearfield | 1,482 (2021) | 1795 Township Road 320 Se, Crooksville | — |
| Township of Clayton | 1,570 (2021) | 6065 Township Road 162 Ne, New Lexington | — |
| Township of Coal | 943 (2021) | Po Box 381, New Straitsville | — |
| Township of Harrison | 5,142 (2021) | 12823 Township Road 1001 Ne, Crooksville | — |
| Township of Hopewell | 2,590 (2021) | Po Box 94, Glenford | — |
| Township of Jackson | 2,774 (2021) | 2933 Run A Round Rd Ne, Junction City | — |
| Township of Madison | 1,383 (2021) | 13833 Mount Perry Rd, Mount Perry | — |
| Township of Monday Creek | 677 (2021) | 635 Bell Bottom Rd Se, New Straitsville | — |
| Township of Monroe | 1,357 (2021) | Po Box 426, Corning | — |
| Township of Pike | 6,642 (2021) | 2823 Old Somerset Rd, New Lexington | — |
| Township of Pleasant | 866 (2021) | Po Box 425, Moxahala | — |
| Township of Reading | 4,355 (2021) | Po Box 369, Somerset | — |
| Township of Salt Lick | 1,080 (2021) | 6613 State Rd 93 Se, Shawnee | — |
| Township of Thorn | 4,599 (2021) | Po Box 419, Thornville | Website |
Special districts 6
| Name | What it does | Office | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County Regional Airport Authority | Air transportation | 1870 Airport Road, New Lexington | — |
| Rushcreek Conservancy District | Flood control | Po Box 56, Bremen | — |
| Perry County Metropolitan Housing Authority | Housing and community development | 26 Brown Circle Dr, Crooksville | — |
| Perry County Library District | Libraries | 117 S Jackson St, New Lexington | Website |
| Perry Soil and Water Conservation District | Soil and water conservation | Po Box 337, Somerset | Website |
| Southern Perry County Water District | Water supply utility | 2075 State Route 13, Crooksville | — |
U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Government Units List (published August 2023); the file read 2026-09-26. Offices are placed by county; a special district’s territory can cross county lines. Each body posts its own meetings on its website where the Census records one.
School districts based here
Crooksville Exempted Village
School district3 schools
4065 Ceramic Way, Crooksville, OH, 43731
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
New Lexington School District
School district4 schools
2549 Panther Drive, New Lexington, OH, 43764
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Northern Local
School district5 schools
8700 Sheridan Dr, Thornville, OH, 43076
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
Southern Local
School district2 schools
10397 State Route 155 SE # 1, Corning, OH, 43730
Its website — where its board posts meetings. Federal record.
National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data 2024-25; read 2026-09-26.
Farmers markets
USDA’s directory lists no farmers market in this county. That is not the same as there being none: a market that never registered with USDA, and was not found by its 2023 web sweep, is not in the directory.
In the counties that border this one
Athens Farmers Market (Athens)
Which counties border which: U.S. Census Bureau, County Adjacency File (2024), the file read 2026-09-26. Bordering is not distance — counties that touch at one corner border each other.
USDA National Farmers Market Directory; read 2026-09-26.