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Perry County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. Its name is in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, of Rhode Island, United States Navy. As of 2000 the population was 11,861. Its county seat is Marion.
History
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Perry County was established on December 13, 1819.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1819 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1819 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1821 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1870 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1908 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1830 | 11,490
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| 1840 | 19,086
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| 1850 | 22,285
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| 1860 | 27,724
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| 1870 | 24,975
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| 1880 | 30,741
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| 1890 | 29,332
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| 1900 | 31,783
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| 1910 | 31,222
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| 1920 | 25,373
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| 1930 | 26,385
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| 1940 | 26,610
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| 1950 | 20,439
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| 1960 | 17,358
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| 1970 | 15,388
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| 1980 | 15,012
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| 1990 | 12,759
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Note: Populations for 1800 and 1810 are totals of those counties of Mississippi Territory entirely or mostly within present-day Alabama. Population for 1820 excludes three counties, Lawrence (8,652), Perry (4,118), and Washington (3,646), whose returns were received too late for inclusion in the official State total.
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