Perry County (Missouri)
The Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. In 2010, the County had 18,971 inhabitants and a population density of 15.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Perryville.
Geography
The County is located in southeastern Missouri and is bordered to the east by Illinois, from which it is separated by the Mississippi River. It has an area of 1254 square kilometers, of which 25 square kilometers are water surface. At the Perry County borders the following Nachbarcountys:
History
The Perry County was from parts of Ste on 1 January 1820. Genevieve County formed. It was named, as is the district capital of Perryville, after the naval officer Oliver Hazard Perry (1785-1819), a hero of the War of 1812.
Demographic data
According to the census in 2010, lived in Perry County 18,971 people in 7,417 households. The population density was 15.4 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 7,417 households lived statistically 2.50 per person.
The racial the population was composed of 97.2 percent white, 0.4 percent African American, 0.3 percent Native American, 0.4 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 0.9 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity, 1.7 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
25.1 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 59.3 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.6 percent were 65 years or older. 50.1 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was $ 40,014. The per capita income was $ 21,767. 11.5 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Places in Perry County
Citys
- Altenburg
- Frohna
- Perryville
Villages
- Biehle
- Lithium
- Longtown
Unincorporated communities
- Apple Creek
- Belgique
- Brazeau
- Brewer
- Claryville
- Crosstown
- Farrar
- Friedenberg
- Giboney
- Highland
- McBride
- Menfro
- Millheim
- Parker Lake
- Point rest
- Saline Junction
- Sereno
- Seventysix
- Silver Lake
- Starland
- Uniontown
- Wittenberg
- Yount
Structure
The Perry County is divided into eight townships: