Perry, Florida

Perry, Florida
Perry, Florida
City
	City of Perry
	Perry City Hall and Fire Department
	Wordmark
	Motto: North Florida's Shining Star
	Location in Taylor County and the state of Florida
	Coordinates: 30°6′52″N 83°34′57″W / 30.11444°N 83.58250°W
Country	United States
State	Florida
County	Taylor
Incorporated	1903
Government
• Type	Council-Manager
• Mayor	Ward Ketring
• Vice Mayor	Diane Landry
• Council Members	Shirley Hampton, Bill Brynes and Venita Woodfaulk
• City Manager	John Hart II
• City Attorney	C. Hope Demps
Area
• Total	9.43 sq mi (24.43 km2)
• Land	9.43 sq mi (24.43 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	46 ft (14 m)
Population (2024)
• Total	7,417
• Density	731.34/sq mi (282.37/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	32347-32348
Area code	850
FIPS code	12-56150
GNIS feature ID	0288724
Website	cityofperry.net

Perry is a city and the county seat of Taylor County, Florida, United States. As of 2020^[update], the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 6,898.^[4] The city was named for Madison Perry, fourth governor of the state of Florida and a Confederate colonel during the American Civil War.^[5]

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 31, 2021.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/perrycityflorida,taylorcountyflorida,US/PST045223 ^{[bare URL]}
^ The official web site of the city of Perry, Florida, states: Perry, Florida, was first called Rosehead and information was unavailable as to how this name was chosen. In 1875 it was changed to Perrytown, after Governor Stark Perry. Later the "town" was dropped and the name became Perry. "City of Perry, Florida". Archived from the original on August 9, 2010. Retrieved October 26, 2011.