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| Name | Perry |
| Alt names | Perry | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 37.25°N 83.2°W |
| Located in | Kentucky, United States (1821 - ) |
| See also | Breathitt, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Clay, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Floyd, Kentucky, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Knott, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Leslie, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Letcher, Kentucky, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- 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, founded in 1821, is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of 2010, the population was 28,712. Its county seat is Hazard. The county is named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, a naval hero in the War of 1812.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1821 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1821 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1821 | Marriage 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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| 1831 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1852 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1890 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1901 | 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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| 1830 | 3,330
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| 1840 | 3,089
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| 1850 | 3,092
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| 1860 | 3,950
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| 1870 | 4,274
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| 1880 | 5,607
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| 1890 | 6,331
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| 1900 | 8,276
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| 1910 | 11,255
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| 1920 | 26,042
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| 1930 | 42,186
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| 1940 | 47,828
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| 1950 | 46,566
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| 1960 | 34,961
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| 1970 | 25,714
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| 1980 | 33,763
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| 1990 | 30,283
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Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kyperry/
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