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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 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.
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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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Perry County, Kentucky, United States
Research Tips
External links
www.rootsweb.com/~kyperry/
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