Perry County, Arkansas

Perry County
County
Perry County Courthouse
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°57′37″N 92°56′07″W / 34.960277777778°N 92.935277777778°W / 34.960277777778; -92.935277777778
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	December 18, 1840
Named for	Oliver Hazard Perry
Seat	Perryville
Largest city	Perryville
Area
• Total	561 sq mi (1,450 km2)
• Land	551 sq mi (1,430 km2)
• Water	9.1 sq mi (24 km2)  1.6%
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	10,019
• Density	18/sq mi (6.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Website	perrycoarkansas.org

Perry County is a county of the U.S. state of Arkansas. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,019.^[1] The county seat is Perryville.^[2] Perry County was founded on December 18, 1840, and named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero in the War of 1812.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "QuickFacts: Perry County, Arkansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
2. ↑ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.