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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Perry County is a U.S. county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population was 10,209 at the 2000 United States Census. The county seat is Perryville. Perry County is included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area. The center of population of Arkansas is located in the far northeast corner of Perry County [1].
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.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1840 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1850 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1882 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1882 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1882 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1882 | Probate 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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| 1850 | 978
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| 1860 | 2,465
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| 1870 | 2,685
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| 1880 | 3,872
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| 1890 | 5,538
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| 1900 | 7,294
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| 1910 | 9,402
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| 1920 | 9,905
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| 1930 | 7,695
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| 1940 | 8,392
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| 1950 | 5,978
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| 1960 | 4,927
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| 1970 | 5,634
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| 1980 | 7,266
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| 1990 | 7,969
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