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Perry County
Perry County may refer to: United States *Perry County, Alabama *Perry County, Arkansas *Perry County, Illinois *Perry County, Indiana *Perry County, Kentucky *Perry County, Mississippi *Perry County, Missouri *Perry County, Ohio *Perry County, Pennsylvania *Perry County, Tennessee Australia * Perry County, New South Wales See also *Perry (other) Perry is an alcoholic beverage made of fermented pear juice. Perry may also refer to: People * Perry (given name) * Perry (surname) Places United States * Perry, Arkansas * Perry, Florida * Perry, Georgia * Perry, Illinois * Perry, Iow ... County name disambiguation pages {{geodis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry County, Pennsylvania
Perry County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,842. The county seat is New Bloomfield. The county was created on March 22, 1820, and was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812, who had recently died. It was originally part of Cumberland County and was created in part because residents did not want to travel over the mountain to Carlisle, the county seat of Cumberland County. Landisburg became the temporary county seat before New Bloomfield was ultimately chosen. Perry County is included in the Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area. The county is served by the 717/223 area codes. In 2010, the center of population of Pennsylvania was located in the eastern end of Perry County. Green Park, an unincorporated village located in northeastern Tyrone Township, serves as Perry County's midpoint between the Conococheague Mountain in the west and the Susquehanna River to the east. Geogra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry County, Tennessee
Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,366, with an average population density of 18.6 persons per square mile (7.2 persons per square km) it is the least densely populated county in Tennessee. Its county seat and largest town is Linden. It is named after American naval commander and War of 1812 hero Oliver Hazard Perry. In 1806, the Cherokee ceded to the United States the land that would later become Perry County in the Treaty of Washington. The county was established by the Tennessee General Assembly in 1819 from parts of Wayne County, Hickman County, and Humphreys County. In 1846, the portions of Perry County located west of the Tennessee River were split off to form Decatur County. Agriculture and forestry are the largest components of the local economy, supplemented by light industry and tourism. Perry County is one of the most economically disadvantaged counties in the state. It was severely imp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry County, Kentucky
Perry County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,473. Its county seat is Hazard. The county was founded in 1820. Both the county and county seat are named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, a naval hero in the War of 1812. History The area presently bounded by Kentucky state lines was a part of the U.S. State of Virginia, known as Kentucky County when the British colonies separated themselves in the American Revolutionary War. In 1780, Kentucky County was divided into three counties: Fayette, Jefferson, and Lincoln. In 1791, this area was separated into the State of Kentucky; it became effective on June 1, 1792. From that time, the original three counties were divided several times. By 1820, the present Perry County was formed from portions of Floyd and Clay counties. In 1824 the first post office was built on the north fork of the Kentucky River, and was called the Perry Post Office. The first settlers around this area were E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry County, Alabama
Perry County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,511. Its county seat is Marion. The county was established in 1819 and is named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry of Rhode Island and the United States Navy. Perry County is the only county in Alabama, and one of 40 in the United States, not to have access to any wired broadband connections. History In 1935, a sharecropper called Joe Spinner Johnson was organizing sharecroppers into a union. His landlord called him away from his job, and gave him up to a gang of whites. They tied him up, beat him, and took him to Selma, where he was thrown in jail. Other prisoners heard him screaming and being beaten. A few days later, his mutilated body turned up near Greensboro. The Perry County town of Marion was the site of a 1965 killing of an unarmed Black man, Jimmie Lee Jackson, by a white state trooper, James Bonard Fowler, which sparked the Selma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry County, Arkansas
Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population was 10,445 at the 2010 United States Census. The county seat is Perryville. The county was formed on December 18, 1840, and named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero in the War of 1812. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county. Perry County is included in the Little Rock–North Little Rock– Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.6%) is water. It is the fourth-smallest county in Arkansas by land area and third-smallest by total area. Major highways * Highway 7 * Highway 9 * Highway 10 * Highway 60 * Highway 113 * Highway 300 Adjacent counties * Conway County (north) * Faulkner County (northeast) * Pulaski County (east) * Saline County (southeast) * Garland County (southwest) * Yell County (west) National protected area * Ouachita National Forest (part) Demograph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry County, Illinois
Perry County is in Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 22,350. Its county seat is Pinckneyville. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known as " Little Egypt". History Perry County was formed in 1827 out of Jackson and Randolph counties. It was named in honor of Oliver Hazard Perry who defeated the British fleet at the decisive Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. File:Perry County Illinois 1827.png, Perry County at the time of its creation in 1827 In its early history, Perry County was mainly an inland pioneer outpost. Early settlers, including some Revolutionary War veterans bearing land grants, moved here from the Eastern United States. These were primarily Protestant settlers. Growth boomed in the 1850s for two reasons: construction of the Illinois Central Railroad through the eastern portion of the county, and the discovery of large coal reserves. Immigrants from Ireland, Poland, Germany, Italy and elsewhere steadily in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry County, Indiana
Perry County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2010, the population was 19,338. The county seat is Tell City. It is the hilliest county as well as one of the most forested counties in Indiana as it features more than of Hoosier National Forest. The Ohio River Scenic Byway along Indiana State Road 66 runs along the southern border of the county while Interstate 64 traverses the northern portion of the county. Connecting the two is Indiana State Road 37. The county features three incorporated communities: Tell City (2009 population 7,473), Cannelton (2009 population 1,130) and Troy (2009 population 379). Each is located in Troy Township which is situated along the south western corner of the county. Coordinated efforts with County officials led to the acquisition of an abandoned rail line that has since been reactivated as the County-owned Hoosier Southern Rail Road. Managed by the Perry County Port Authority, the short-line rail ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry County, Mississippi
Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2010 census, the population was 12,250. The county seat is New Augusta. The county is named after the War of 1812 naval hero, Oliver Hazard Perry. Perry County is part of the Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area. Until 1906, the county seat was the old town of Augusta, near the center of the county on the east bank of the Leaf River. At Old Augusta, the outlaw James Copeland was executed by hanging on October 30, 1857. Old Augusta remains a small village today. New Augusta, two miles south of Old Augusta, was made the county seat of Perry County, because it was situated on the Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.5%) is water. Major highways * U.S. Highway 98 * Mississippi Highway 15 * Mississippi Highway 29 * Mississippi Highway 42 Adjacent counties * Wayne County (northea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry County, Missouri
Perry County is a county located in the southeastern portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 18,956. Its county seat is Perryville. The county was officially organized on November 16, 1820 (effective January 1, 1821) from Ste. Genevieve County and was named after Oliver Hazard Perry, a naval hero of the War of 1812. History Early Native Americans The first inhabitants of what is now Perry County were Mississippian Mound Builders who cultivated corn and constructed earthen mounds. The Mississippian cultures inhabited the region until their decline in the 12th and 13th centuries. Remnants of their earthen mounds can be found in the eastern part of the county. By the time of European contact, the area was populated by Native Americans of the Illinois Confederation who inhabited much of eastern Missouri. French and Spanish rule During the 18th Century, the Perry County area, like the rest of the future State of Missouri, was part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry County, Ohio
Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,408. Its county seat is New Lexington. It was established on March 1, 1818, from parts of Fairfield, Washington and Muskingum counties. The county is named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the War of 1812. Perry County is included in the Columbus, OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. One of the poorest counties in the state, this is where the lawsuit challenging Ohio's school funding system, '' DeRolph v. State'', began. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (1.1%) is water. Adjacent counties * Licking County (north) * Muskingum County (northeast) * Morgan County (southeast) * Athens County (south) * Hocking County (southwest) * Fairfield County (west) National protected area * Wayne National Forest (part) Demographics 2000 census As of the census of 2000, there were 34,078 people, 12,500 househol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry County, New South Wales
Perry County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is located to the east of the Darling River near Pooncarie. Perry County was named in honour of Samuel Augustus Perry (1792–1854), soldier and surveyor. Parishes within this county A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA LaGuardia Airport is a civil airport in East Elmhurst, Queens, New York City. Covering , the facility was established in 1929 and began operating as a public airport in 1939. It is named after former New York City mayor Fiorello La Guardia. ... and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows: References {{reflist Counties of New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perry (other)
Perry is an alcoholic beverage made of fermented pear juice. Perry may also refer to: People * Perry (given name) * Perry (surname) Places United States * Perry, Arkansas * Perry, Florida * Perry, Georgia * Perry, Illinois * Perry, Iowa * Perry, Kansas * Perry, Louisiana * Perry, Maine * Perry, Michigan * Perry, Missouri * Perry, Nebraska * Perry, New York (other) * Perry, Ohio * Perry, Oklahoma * Perry, Oregon * Perry, South Carolina * Perry, Texas * Perry, Utah * Perry, West Virginia * Perry, Wisconsin * Perry County (other) * Perry Township (other) Other * Perry, Cambridgeshire, England * River Perry, Shropshire, England * Perry, Ontario, Canada * Shire of Perry, a former local government area in Queensland, Australia Ships * , various ships Organisations * Perry (car), by the defunct British car maker Perry Motor Company * Perry Drug Stores, a defunct chain in the United States * Perry & Co., an English pen-maker company ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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