Perry is a town in Aiken County,

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, United States. The population was 233 at the 2010 census. It is part of the

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Geography

Perry is located at (33.627689, -81.311114) in eastern Aiken County. It is east of the town of Wagener and east of the city of Aiken, the county seat. The town of Salley is to the south. A place called the Indian Head (springs) located just east of Pry on the Old Indian Trail. Site of an ancient Native American and colonial activity. It was on the Richard Davis tract of 1767. According to the

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, the town has a total area of , all land.

Demographics

As of the

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of 2000, there were 237 people, 94 households, and 62 families residing in the town. The population density was . There were 124 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 55.27%

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, 44.30%

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and 0.42% Native American. There were 94 households, out of which 34.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.3% were

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living together, 23.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.16. In the town, the population was spread out, with 31.2% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.4% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 80.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.1 males. The median income for a household in the town was $23,750, and the median income for a family was $31,250. Males had a median income of $30,625 versus $23,000 for females. The

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for the town was $13,171. About 27.1% of families and 30.4% of the population were below the

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, including 51.3% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

References

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