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{{short description|County in Indiana, United States}}
{{Infobox U.S. County
{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2024}}
{{Infobox U.S. county
| county = Perry County
| county = Perry County
| state = Indiana
| state = Indiana
| ex image = Old Perry County Courthouse in Rome.jpg
| ex image = Old Perry County Courthouse in Rome.jpg
| ex image size = 220px
| ex image size = 220px
| ex image cap = [[Old Perry County Courthouse (Rome, Indiana)|Old Perry County Courthouse]] in [[Rome, Indiana]]
| ex image cap = [[Old Perry County Courthouse (Rome, Indiana)|Old Perry County Courthouse]] in [[Rome, Indiana|Rome]]
| seal =
| seal =
| founded year = 1814
| founded year = 1814
| founded date = November 1
| founded date = November 1
| seat wl = Tell City
| seat wl = Tell City
| largest city wl = Tell City
| largest city wl = Tell City
| area_total_sq_mi = 386.29
| area_total_sq_mi = 386.29
| area_land_sq_mi = 381.73
| area_land_sq_mi = 381.73
| area_water_sq_mi = 4.56
| area_water_sq_mi = 4.56
| area percentage = 1.18%
| area percentage = 1.18%
| census yr = 2010
| census yr = 2020
| pop = 19338
| pop = 19170
| density_sq_mi = 51
| pop_est_as_of = 2023
| population_est = 19209 {{increase}}
| density_km2 = 19.58
| time zone = Central
| density_sq_mi = auto
| density_km2 =
| time zone = Central
| footnotes = Indiana county number 62
| footnotes = Indiana county number 62
| web = http://www.perrycounty.in.gov/
| web = http://www.perrycounty.in.gov/
| named for = [[Oliver Hazard Perry]]
| named for = [[Oliver Hazard Perry]]
| district = 8th
| district = 8th }}
}}


'''Perry County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[Southwestern Indiana|southwestern]] part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]]. As of 2020, the population was 19,170.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/perrycountyindiana/PST045222|title=Quickfacts: Perry County, Indiana|access-date=June 6, 2023|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Tell City, Indiana|Tell City]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|access-date=June 7, 2011|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> It is the hilliest county as well as one of the most forested counties in Indiana as it features more than {{convert|60,000|acre|km2}} of [[Hoosier National Forest]]. The Ohio River Scenic Byway along [[Indiana State Road 66]] runs along the southern border of the county while [[Interstate 64]] traverses the northern portion of the county. Connecting the two is [[Indiana State Road 37]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pickperry.com/images/maps-aerials/perry-road-map.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 22, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326002135/http://www.pickperry.com/images/maps-aerials/perry-road-map.jpg |archive-date=March 26, 2012 }}</ref>
'''Perry County''' is a [[County (United States)|county]] located in the [[Southwestern Indiana|southwestern]] part of the [[U.S. state]] of [[Indiana]]. As of 2010, the population was 19,338.<ref name="census-quickfacts">{{cite web
|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18123.html
|title=Perry County QuickFacts
|accessdate=2011-09-25
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The [[county seat]] is [[Tell City, Indiana|Tell City]].<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|accessdate=2011-06-07|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties}}</ref> It is the hilliest county as well as one of the most forested counties in Indiana as it features more than {{convert|60,000|acre|km2}} of [[Hoosier National Forest]]. The [http://www.ohioriverscenicbyway.com/html/indiana.htm Ohio River Scenic Byway] along [[Indiana State Road 66]] runs along the southern border of the county while [[Interstate 64]] traverses the northern portion of the county. Connecting the two is [[Indiana State Road 37]].<ref>http://www.pickperry.com/images/maps-aerials/perry-road-map.jpg</ref>


The county features three incorporated communities: [[Tell City, Indiana|Tell City]] (2009 population 7,473), [[Cannelton, Indiana|Cannelton]] (2009 population 1,130) and [[Troy, Indiana|Troy]] (2009 population 379). Each is located in [[Troy Township, Perry County, Indiana|Troy Township]] which is situated along the south western corner of the county.
The county features three incorporated communities: [[Tell City, Indiana|Tell City]] (2009 population 7,473), [[Cannelton, Indiana|Cannelton]] (2009 population 1,130) and [[Troy, Indiana|Troy]] (2009 population 379). Each is located in [[Troy Township, Perry County, Indiana|Troy Township]] which is situated along the south western corner of the county.


Coordinated efforts with County officials led to the acquisition of an abandoned rail line that has since been reactivated as the County-owned [http://www.pcrailport.com/hsrailroad.htm Hoosier Southern Rail Road]. Managed by the [http://www.pcrailport.com Perry County Port Authority], the {{convert|22|mi|km|adj=on}} short-line rail road connects the [http://www.pcrailport.com/tcriverport.htm Perry County River Port] with the [http://www.nscorp.com/nscportal/nscorp Norfolk Southern Rail Road].
Coordinated efforts with County officials led to the acquisition of an abandoned rail line that has since been reactivated as the County-owned Hoosier Southern Rail Road. Managed by the Perry County Port Authority, the {{convert|22|mi|km|adj=on}} short-line rail road connects the Perry County River Port with the Norfolk Southern Rail Road.


==Climate and weather==
==Climate and weather==
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|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIN0657
|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/graph/USIN0657
|title=Monthly Averages for Tell City, Indiana
|title=Monthly Averages for Tell City, Indiana
|accessdate=2011-01-27
|access-date=January 27, 2011
|publisher=The Weather Channel
|publisher=The Weather Channel
}}</ref>}}
}}</ref>}}
In recent years, average temperatures in Tell City have ranged from a low of {{convert|24|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|88|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-17|°F}} was recorded in January 1985 and a record high of {{convert|106|°F}} was recorded in September 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|2.98|in}} in October to {{convert|5.22|in}} in May.<ref name="weather"/>
In recent years, average temperatures in Tell City have ranged from a low of {{convert|24|°F}} in January to a high of {{convert|88|°F}} in July, although a record low of {{convert|-17|°F}} was recorded in January 1985, and a record high of {{convert|106|°F}} was recorded in September 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from {{convert|2.98|in}} in October to {{convert|5.22|in}} in May.<ref name="weather"/>


==Government==
==Government==
{{see also|Government of Indiana}}
{{see also|Government of Indiana}}
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|+ '''Presidential Elections Results'''<ref>http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS</ref>
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third Parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 2016|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''56.6%''' ''4,556''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.0% ''3,062''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.4% ''437''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 2012|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.2% ''3,403''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.8%''' ''4,316''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.0% ''156''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 2008|2008]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|37.7% ''3,202''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.6%''' ''5,141''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''147''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 2004|2004]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.8%''' ''4,137''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49.7% ''4,131''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% ''47''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 2000|2000]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.9% ''3,461''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.8%''' ''3,823''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% ''103''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1996|1996]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.2% ''2,554''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.8%''' ''4,427''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|12.0% ''949''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1992|1992]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|31.7% ''2,973''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.5%''' ''4,829''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|16.8% ''1,580''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1988|1988]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|49.3% ''4,720''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.2%''' ''4,804''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% ''56''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1984|1984]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.9%''' ''4,785''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49.7% ''4,760''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.5% ''43''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1980|1980]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.9% ''4,350''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''48.0%''' ''4,540''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.1% ''578''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1976|1976]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.0% ''4,088''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''57.7%''' ''5,620''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% ''38''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1972|1972]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.7%''' ''5,204''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.0% ''4,277''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''29''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1968|1968]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.2% ''4,211''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''47.7%''' ''4,343''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|6.1% ''554''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1964|1964]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|33.1% ''3,090''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''66.7%''' ''6,226''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''25''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1960|1960]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.0% ''4,372''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.9%''' ''4,920''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''16''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1956|1956]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''55.0%''' ''4,946''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|44.9% ''4,037''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''10''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1952|1952]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''54.5%''' ''4,816''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.3% ''4,001''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''15''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1948|1948]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.0% ''3,761''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.7%''' ''4,569''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''24''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1944|1944]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.4%''' ''4,087''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49.3% ''3,996''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''19''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1940|1940]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.0%''' ''4,489''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49.8% ''4,475''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.2% ''14''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1936|1936]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|42.0% ''3,619''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''55.1%''' ''4,752''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.9% ''248''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1932|1932]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|38.9% ''3,253''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.5%''' ''5,053''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% ''51''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1928|1928]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|49.9% ''3,772''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.0%''' ''3,782''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''7''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1924|1924]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.3% ''3,240''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.3%''' ''3,895''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.4% ''179''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1920|1920]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''51.8%''' ''3,864''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.7% ''3,560''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.6% ''41''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1916|1916]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|45.1% ''1,762''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.5%''' ''2,089''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% ''55''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1912|1912]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|14.3% ''520''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''52.9%''' ''1,931''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|32.9% ''1,199''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1908|1908]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.9% ''1,903''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.4%''' ''2,356''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.7% ''73''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1904|1904]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|48.9% ''2,105''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.7%''' ''2,142''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% ''59''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1900|1900]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|47.2% ''2,078''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.7%''' ''2,278''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.1% ''47''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1896|1896]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''49.9%''' ''2,139''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49.2% ''2,109''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.8% ''35''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1892|1892]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.3% ''1,890''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.8%''' ''2,074''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.9% ''120''
|-
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[United States presidential election, 1888|1888]]'''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Republican}}|49.5% ''1,974''
| style="text-align:center; {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''50.4%''' ''2,007''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.1% ''4''
|}
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Indiana]], and by the [[Indiana Code]].
The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the [[Constitution of Indiana]], and by the [[Indiana Code]].


'''County Council:''' The county council is the fiscal body of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected from county districts. The council members serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.<ref name = inc3623>{{cite web|author=[[Indiana Code]]|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html |title=Title 36, Article 2, Section 3|accessdate=2008-09-16|publisher=IN.gov}}</ref><ref name = inc2102>{{cite web|author= [[Indiana Code]] |url= http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf |title= Title 2, Article 10, Section 2 |accessdate=2008-09-16|publisher=IN.gov}}</ref>
'''County Council:''' The county council is the fiscal body of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected from county districts. The council members serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.<ref name = inc3623>{{cite web|author=Indiana Code|url=http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title36/ar2/ch3.html |title=Title 36, Article 2, Section 3|access-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=IN.gov}}</ref><ref name = inc2102>{{cite web|author= Indiana Code |url= http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title3/ar10/ch2.pdf |title= Title 2, Article 10, Section 2 |access-date=September 16, 2008|publisher=IN.gov}}</ref>


'''Board of Commissioners:''' The executive and legislative body of the county is made of a board of commissioners. The commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered terms, and each serves a four-year term. One of the commissioners, typically the most senior, serves as president. The commissioners are charged with managing the day-to-day functions of the county government.<ref name = inc3623/><ref name = inc2102/>
'''Board of Commissioners:''' The executive and legislative body of the county is made of a board of commissioners. The commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered terms, and each serves a four-year term. One of the commissioners, typically the most senior, serves as president. The commissioners are charged with managing the day-to-day functions of the county government.<ref name = inc3623/><ref name = inc2102/>
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'''County Officials:''' The county has several other elected offices, including [[sheriff]], [[coroner]], [[auditor]], [[treasurer]], [[Recorder of deeds|recorder]], [[Surveying|surveyor]], and circuit [[court clerk]] Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare [[political party|party]] affiliations and to be residents of the county.<ref name = inc2102/>
'''County Officials:''' The county has several other elected offices, including [[sheriff]], [[coroner]], [[auditor]], [[treasurer]], [[Recorder of deeds|recorder]], [[Surveying|surveyor]], and circuit [[court clerk]] Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare [[political party|party]] affiliations and to be residents of the county.<ref name = inc2102/>


With its predominately "[[Butternut (people)|butternut]]" cultural background, Perry County has historically and ancestrally heavily favored the Democratic Party at the federal, state and local level, and had a reputation for being one of the few Democratic-leaning counties in heavily Republican Indiana. From 1960 to 2012, Republicans only carried the county in three presidential elections, those being in 1972, 1984 and 2004, all of which saw the Republicans carry Indiana by landslide margins, and the county was still one of the closest counties in the state in all three elections.
Perry County is part of [[Indiana's 8th congressional district]] and is represented in [[United States Congress|Congress]] by [[USRepublican|Republican Larry Buschon]].

The county delivered over 60.5% of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama in 2008, clocking in as the state's fourth most Democratic county that year, before giving Obama nearly 55% of the vote in 2012, being the only county in southern Indiana other than the university county of [[Monroe County, Indiana|Monroe]] to back Obama that year. The county has not backed a Democrat since, with the county delivering 56% of its vote to Republican nominee Donald Trump in 2016 and 61% of its vote to Trump the following election. The county's Republican shift was also shown in the coinciding 2020 gubernatorial election, when it backed Republican incumbent Eric Holcomb for re-election with nearly 64% of the vote, marking the first time a Republican had carried the county in a gubernatorial election since 1952.

Perry County is part of [[Indiana's 8th congressional district]] and is represented in [[United States Congress|Congress]] by [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] [[Larry Bucshon]].

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{{PresRow|1972|Republican|5,204|4,277|29|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1968|Democratic|4,211|4,343|554|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1964|Democratic|3,090|6,226|25|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1960|Democratic|4,372|4,920|16|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1956|Republican|4,946|4,037|10|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1952|Republican|4,816|4,001|15|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1948|Democratic|3,761|4,569|24|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1944|Republican|4,087|3,996|19|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1940|Republican|4,489|4,475|14|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1936|Democratic|3,619|4,752|248|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1932|Democratic|3,253|5,053|51|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1928|Democratic|3,772|3,782|7|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1924|Democratic|3,240|3,895|179|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1920|Republican|3,864|3,560|41|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1916|Democratic|1,762|2,089|55|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1912|Democratic|520|1,931|1,199|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1908|Democratic|1,903|2,356|73|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1904|Democratic|2,105|2,142|59|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1900|Democratic|2,078|2,278|47|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1896|Republican|2,139|2,109|35|Indiana}}
{{PresRow|1892|Democratic|1,890|2,074|120|Indiana}}
{{PresFoot|1888|Democratic|1,974|2,007|4|Indiana}}


==Geography==
==Geography==
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===Adjacent counties===
===Adjacent counties===
*[[Crawford County, Indiana|Crawford County]] (north/EST Border)
* [[Crawford County, Indiana|Crawford County]] (north/ET Border)
*[[Spencer County, Indiana|Spencer County]] (west)
* [[Spencer County, Indiana|Spencer County]] (west)
*[[Dubois County, Indiana|Dubois County]] (northwest/EST Border)
* [[Dubois County, Indiana|Dubois County]] (northwest/ET Border)
*[[Meade County, Kentucky|Meade County]] (southeast/EST Border)
* [[Meade County, Kentucky|Meade County]], Kentucky (southeast/ET Border)
Breckinridge County, Kentucky (South)
* [[Breckinridge County, Kentucky|Breckinridge County]], Kentucky (South)
Hancock, County, Kentucky (Southwest)
* [[Hancock County, Kentucky|Hancock County]], Kentucky (Southwest)


===Major highways===
===Major highways===
*[[File:I-64.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 64]]
* [[File:I-64.svg|25px]] [[Interstate 64]]
*[[File:indiana 37.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 37]]
* [[File:indiana 37.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 37]]
*[[File:indiana 62.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 62]]
* [[File:indiana 62.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 62]]
*[[File:indiana 66.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 66]]
* [[File:indiana 66.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 66]]
*[[File:indiana 70.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 70]]
* [[File:indiana 70.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 70]]
*[[File:indiana 145.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 145]]
* [[File:indiana 145.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 145]]
*[[File:Indiana 166.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 166]]
* [[File:Indiana 166.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 166]]
*[[File:indiana 545.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 545]]
* [[File:indiana 545.svg|25px]] [[Indiana State Road 545]]


===National protected area===
===National protected area===
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===Roads and highways===
===Roads and highways===
[[Interstate 64]] cuts across the northern portion of the county. [[Indiana State Road 66|State Road 66]], designated as the Ohio River Scenic Byway for most of its course in the county, is the most heavily traveled road by residents and visitors alike, adjacent to the three most populous towns in the county as well as most major tourist destinations. [[Indiana State Road 37|State Road 37]] connects the county to [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]] and [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]]. Other state roads in the county include [[Indiana State Road 62|State Road 62]], which closely parallels I-64; [[Indiana State Road 145|State Road 145]], which winds through the western parts of the county; [[Indiana State Road 166|State Road 166]], which is little more than a road to and from the hamlet of Tobinsport; [[Indiana State Road 237|State Road 237]], which connects [[Cannelton, Indiana|Cannelton]] directly to State Road 37 (also the site of a bridge on the Ohio River); a short run of [[Indiana State Road 545|State Road 545]] near [[Troy, Indiana|Troy]]; and [[Indiana State Road 70|State Road 70]] which connects State Road 37 with State Road 66.
Interstate 64 cuts across the northern portion of the county. [[Indiana State Road 66|State Road 66]], designated as the Ohio River Scenic Byway for most of its course in the county, is the most heavily traveled road by residents and visitors alike, adjacent to the three most populous towns in the county as well as most major tourist destinations. [[Indiana State Road 37|State Road 37]] connects the county to [[Bloomington, Indiana|Bloomington]] and [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]]. Other state roads in the county include [[Indiana State Road 62|State Road 62]], which closely parallels I-64; [[Indiana State Road 145|State Road 145]], which winds through the western parts of the county; [[Indiana State Road 166|State Road 166]], which is little more than a road to and from the hamlet of Tobinsport; [[Indiana State Road 237|State Road 237]], which connects [[Cannelton, Indiana|Cannelton]] directly to State Road 37 (also the site of a bridge on the Ohio River); a short run of [[Indiana State Road 545|State Road 545]] near [[Troy, Indiana|Troy]]; and [[Indiana State Road 70|State Road 70]] which connects State Road 37 with State Road 66.


==History==
==History==
Perry County was formed on November 1, 1814 (two years before the state of Indiana was admitted to the Union) from [[Warrick County, Indiana|Warrick County]]. It was named for Commodore [[Oliver Hazard Perry]] who defeated the British squadron in the decisive [[Battle of Lake Erie]] in 1813.<ref>{{cite book|author=De Witt Clinton Goodrich & Charles Richard Tuttle|publisher=R. S. Peale & co.|year=1875|location=Indiana|title=An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YDIUAAAAYAAJ| pages=570}}</ref> The Ohio River made Perry County a focal point and settlers were drawn here due to plentiful supplies of natural resources and the area's scenic beauty.
Perry County was formed on November 1, 1814 (two years before the state of Indiana was admitted to the Union) from [[Warrick County, Indiana|Warrick]] and [[Gibson County, Indiana|Gibson]] Counties. It was named for Commodore [[Oliver Hazard Perry]] who defeated the British squadron in the decisive [[Battle of Lake Erie]] in 1813.<ref>{{cite book|author=De Witt Clinton Goodrich & Charles Richard Tuttle|publisher=R. S. Peale & co.|year=1875|location=Indiana|title=An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana|url=https://archive.org/details/anillustratedhi02tuttgoog| pages=[https://archive.org/details/anillustratedhi02tuttgoog/page/n582 570]}}</ref> The Ohio River made Perry County a focal point and settlers were drawn here due to plentiful supplies of natural resources and the area's scenic beauty.


==Demographics==
==Demographics==
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|2000= 18899
|2000= 18899
|2010= 19338
|2010= 19338
|2020= 19170
|estyear=2016
|estyear=2023
|estimate=18966
|estimate=19209
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2016">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2016.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|accessdate=June 9, 2017}}</ref>
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2023">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=April 2, 2024}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|accessdate=July 10, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=July 10, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2013<ref name="census-quickfacts"/>
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/in190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=July 10, 2014}}</ref> 2010<ref name="census-quickfacts">{{cite web|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18123.html|title=Perry County QuickFacts|access-date=September 25, 2011|publisher=United States Census Bureau|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160218073557/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/18/18123.html|archive-date=February 18, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
}}
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|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18123
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18123
|title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
|title=DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data
|accessdate=2015-07-10
|access-date=July 10, 2015
|publisher=United States Census Bureau
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|50.7|PD/sqmi}}. There were 8,495 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22.3|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200213015130/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0500000US18123
|archive-date=February 13, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The population density was {{convert|50.7|PD/sqmi}}. There were 8,495 housing units at an average density of {{convert|22.3|/sqmi}}.<ref name="census-density">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18123
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18123
|accessdate=2015-07-10
|access-date=July 10, 2015
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
|title=Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County
|publisher=United States Census Bureau
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 96.0% white, 2.4% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 37.8% were [[Germans|German]], 14.4% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 11.6% were [[Americans|American]], and 8.7% were [[English people|English]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212200301/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US18123
|archive-date=February 12, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref> The racial makeup of the county was 96.0% white, 2.4% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population.<ref name="census-dp1"/> In terms of ancestry, 37.8% were [[Germans|German]], 14.4% were [[Irish people|Irish]], 11.6% were [[Americans|American]], and 8.7% were [[English people|English]].<ref name="census-dp2">{{cite web
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7c0500000US18123
|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7c0500000US18123
|title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
|title=DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
|accessdate=2015-07-10
|access-date=July 10, 2015
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
|publisher=United States Census Bureau
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214002408/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP02/0400000US18%7C0500000US18123
|archive-date=February 14, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>


Of the 7,476&nbsp;households, 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.9% were non-families, and 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age was 40.4 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>
Of the 7,476&nbsp;households, 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.9% were non-families, and 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age was 40.4 years.<ref name="census-dp1"/>
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|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7c0500000US18123
|title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
|title=DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
|accessdate=2015-07-10
|access-date=July 10, 2015
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]}}</ref>
|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]
|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200214003208/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0400000US18%7C0500000US18123
|archive-date=February 14, 2020
|url-status=dead
}}</ref>


==Cities, towns, and unincorporated communities==
==Cities, towns, and unincorporated communities==


===Cities and towns===
===Cities and towns===
*[[Cannelton, Indiana|Cannelton]]
* [[Cannelton, Indiana|Cannelton]]
*[[Tell City, Indiana|Tell City]]
* [[Tell City, Indiana|Tell City]]
*[[Troy, Indiana|Troy]]
* [[Troy, Indiana|Troy]]


===Unincorporated communities===
===Unincorporated communities===
{{div col||15em}}
{{div col|colwidth=15em}}
*[[Adyeville, Indiana|Adyeville]]
* [[Adyeville, Indiana|Adyeville]]
*[[Apalona, Indiana|Apalona]]
* [[Apalona, Indiana|Apalona]]
*[[Bandon, Indiana|Bandon]]
* [[Bandon, Indiana|Bandon]]
*[[Branchville, Indiana|Branchville]]
* [[Branchville, Indiana|Branchville]]
*[[Bristow, Indiana|Bristow]]
* [[Bristow, Indiana|Bristow]]
*[[Celina, Indiana|Celina]]
* [[Celina, Indiana|Celina]]
*[[Derby, Indiana|Derby]]
* [[Derby, Indiana|Derby]]
*[[Dexter, Indiana|Dexter]]
* [[Dexter, Indiana|Dexter]]
*[[Dodd, Indiana|Dodd]]
* [[Dodd, Indiana|Dodd]]
*[[Doolittle Mills, Indiana|Doolittle Mills]]
* [[Doolittle Mills, Indiana|Doolittle Mills]]
*[[Fenn Haven, Indiana|Fenn Haven]]
* [[Fosters Ridge, Indiana|Fosters Ridge]]
*[[Fosters Ridge, Indiana|Fosters Ridge]]
* [[Gatchel, Indiana|Gatchel]]
*[[Gatchel, Indiana|Gatchel]]
* [[Gerald, Indiana|Gerald]]
*[[Gerald, Indiana|Gerald]]
* [[Hardingrove, Indiana|Hardingrove]]
*[[Hardingrove, Indiana|Hardingrove]]
* [[Kitterman Corners, Indiana|Kitterman Corners]]
*[[Kitterman Corners, Indiana|Kitterman Corners]]
* [[Lauer, Indiana|Lauer]]
*[[Lauer, Indiana|Lauer]]
* [[Leopold, Indiana|Leopold]]
*[[Leopold, Indiana|Leopold]]
* [[Lilly Dale, Indiana|Lilly Dale]]
*[[Lilly Dale, Indiana|Lilly Dale]]
* [[Magnet, Indiana|Magnet]]
*[[Magnet, Indiana|Magnet]]
* [[Mount Pleasant, Perry County, Indiana|Mount Pleasant]]
*[[Mount Pleasant, Perry County, Indiana|Mount Pleasant]]
* [[Oriole, Indiana|Oriole]]
*[[Oriole, Indiana|Oriole]]
* [[Ranger, Indiana|Ranger]]
*[[Ranger, Indiana|Ranger]]
* [[Rome, Indiana|Rome]]
*[[Rome, Indiana|Rome]]
* [[Saint Croix, Indiana|Saint Croix]]
*[[Saint Croix, Indiana|Saint Croix]]
* [[Sassafras, Indiana|Sassafras]]
*[[Sassafras, Indiana|Sassafras]]
* [[Siberia, Indiana|Siberia]]
*[[Siberia, Indiana|Siberia]]
* [[Terry, Indiana|Terry]]
*[[Terry, Indiana|Terry]]
* [[Tobinsport, Indiana|Tobinsport]]
*[[Tobinsport, Indiana|Tobinsport]]
* [[Uniontown, Perry County, Indiana|Uniontown]]
*[[Uniontown, Perry County, Indiana|Uniontown]]
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}


==Townships==
==Townships==
*[[Anderson Township, Perry County, Indiana|Anderson]]
* [[Anderson Township, Perry County, Indiana|Anderson]]
*[[Clark Township, Perry County, Indiana|Clark]]
* [[Clark Township, Perry County, Indiana|Clark]]
*[[Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana|Leopold]]
* [[Leopold Township, Perry County, Indiana|Leopold]]
*[[Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana|Oil]]
* [[Oil Township, Perry County, Indiana|Oil]]
*[[Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana|Tobin]]
* [[Tobin Township, Perry County, Indiana|Tobin]]
*[[Troy Township, Perry County, Indiana|Troy]]
* [[Troy Township, Perry County, Indiana|Troy]]
*[[Union Township, Perry County, Indiana|Union]]
* [[Union Township, Perry County, Indiana|Union]]

==Education==
School districts include:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18123_perry/DC20SD_C18123.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Perry County, IN|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|access-date=2024-06-12}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st18_in/schooldistrict_maps/c18123_perry/DC20SD_C18123_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>
* [[Cannelton City Schools]]
* [[Perry Central Community School Corporation]]
* [[Tell City-Troy Township School Corporation]]


==See also==
==See also==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.pickperry.com/index.html Perry County Development Corporation]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120326002143/http://www.pickperry.com/index.html Perry County Development Corporation]
*[http://www.perrycountychamber.com Perry County Chamber of Commerce]
* [http://www.perrycountychamber.com Perry County Chamber of Commerce]
*[http://www.perrycountyindiana.org Perry County Convention & Visitors Bureau]
* [http://www.perrycountyindiana.org Perry County Convention & Visitors Bureau]
*[http://www.perrycountynews.com Perry County News]
* [http://www.perrycountynews.com Perry County News]


==References==
==References==
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{{Geographic location
|Centre = Perry County, Indiana
|Centre = Perry County, Indiana
|North =
|North =
|Northeast = [[Crawford County, Indiana|Crawford County]]
|Northeast = [[Crawford County, Indiana|Crawford County]]
|East = [[Meade County, Kentucky]]
|East = [[Meade County, Kentucky]]
|Southeast = [[Breckinridge County, Kentucky]]
|Southeast = [[Breckinridge County, Kentucky]]
|South =
|South =
|Southwest = [[Hancock County, Kentucky]]
|Southwest = [[Hancock County, Kentucky]]
|West = [[Spencer County, Indiana|Spencer County]]
|West = [[Spencer County, Indiana|Spencer County]]
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[[Category:Perry County, Indiana| ]]
[[Category:Perry County, Indiana| ]]

Latest revision as of 20:59, 18 December 2024

Perry County
County
Old Perry County Courthouse in Rome
Old Perry County Courthouse in Rome
Map of Indiana highlighting Perry County
Location within the U.S. state of Indiana
Map of the United States highlighting Indiana
Indiana's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 38°05′N 86°38′W / 38.08°N 86.64°W / 38.08; -86.64
Country United States
State Indiana
FoundedNovember 1, 1814
Named forOliver Hazard Perry
SeatTell City
Largest cityTell City
Area
 • Total
386.29 sq mi (1,000.5 km2)
 • Land381.73 sq mi (988.7 km2)
 • Water4.56 sq mi (11.8 km2)  1.18%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
19,170
 • Estimate 
(2023)
19,209 Increase
 • Density50/sq mi (19/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district8th
Websitewww.perrycounty.in.gov
Indiana county number 62

Perry County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 19,170.[1] The county seat is Tell City.[2] It is the hilliest county as well as one of the most forested counties in Indiana as it features more than 60,000 acres (240 km2) of Hoosier National Forest. The Ohio River Scenic Byway along Indiana State Road 66 runs along the southern border of the county while Interstate 64 traverses the northern portion of the county. Connecting the two is Indiana State Road 37.[3]

The county features three incorporated communities: Tell City (2009 population 7,473), Cannelton (2009 population 1,130) and Troy (2009 population 379). Each is located in Troy Township which is situated along the south western corner of the county.

Coordinated efforts with County officials led to the acquisition of an abandoned rail line that has since been reactivated as the County-owned Hoosier Southern Rail Road. Managed by the Perry County Port Authority, the 22-mile (35 km) short-line rail road connects the Perry County River Port with the Norfolk Southern Rail Road.

Climate and weather

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In recent years, average temperatures in Tell City have ranged from a low of 24 °F (−4 °C) in January to a high of 88 °F (31 °C) in July, although a record low of −17 °F (−27 °C) was recorded in January 1985, and a record high of 106 °F (41 °C) was recorded in September 1954. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.98 inches (76 mm) in October to 5.22 inches (133 mm) in May.[4]

Government

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See also: Government of Indiana

The county government is a constitutional body, and is granted specific powers by the Constitution of Indiana, and by the Indiana Code.

County Council: The county council is the fiscal body of the county government and controls all the spending and revenue collection in the county. Representatives are elected from county districts. The council members serve four-year terms. They are responsible for setting salaries, the annual budget, and special spending. The council also has limited authority to impose local taxes, in the form of an income and property tax that is subject to state level approval, excise taxes, and service taxes.[5][6]

Board of Commissioners: The executive and legislative body of the county is made of a board of commissioners. The commissioners are elected county-wide, in staggered terms, and each serves a four-year term. One of the commissioners, typically the most senior, serves as president. The commissioners are charged with managing the day-to-day functions of the county government.[5][6]

Court: The county maintains a small claims court that can handle some civil cases. The judge on the court is elected to a term of six years and must be a member of the Indiana Bar Association. The judge is assisted by a magistrate who is appointed by the judge. In some cases, court decisions can be appealed to the state level circuit court.[6]

County Officials: The county has several other elected offices, including sheriff, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder, surveyor, and circuit court clerk Each of these elected officers serves a term of four years and oversees a different part of county government. Members elected to county government positions are required to declare party affiliations and to be residents of the county.[6]

With its predominately "butternut" cultural background, Perry County has historically and ancestrally heavily favored the Democratic Party at the federal, state and local level, and had a reputation for being one of the few Democratic-leaning counties in heavily Republican Indiana. From 1960 to 2012, Republicans only carried the county in three presidential elections, those being in 1972, 1984 and 2004, all of which saw the Republicans carry Indiana by landslide margins, and the county was still one of the closest counties in the state in all three elections.

The county delivered over 60.5% of its vote to Democratic nominee Barack Obama in 2008, clocking in as the state's fourth most Democratic county that year, before giving Obama nearly 55% of the vote in 2012, being the only county in southern Indiana other than the university county of Monroe to back Obama that year. The county has not backed a Democrat since, with the county delivering 56% of its vote to Republican nominee Donald Trump in 2016 and 61% of its vote to Trump the following election. The county's Republican shift was also shown in the coinciding 2020 gubernatorial election, when it backed Republican incumbent Eric Holcomb for re-election with nearly 64% of the vote, marking the first time a Republican had carried the county in a gubernatorial election since 1952.

Perry County is part of Indiana's 8th congressional district and is represented in Congress by Republican Larry Bucshon.

United States presidential election results for Perry County, Indiana[7]
Year Republican Democratic Third party(ies)
No.  % No.  % No.  %
2024 5,549 63.91% 2,970 34.20% 164 1.89%
2020 5,345 61.18% 3,203 36.66% 189 2.16%
2016 4,556 56.30% 3,062 37.84% 474 5.86%
2012 3,403 43.21% 4,316 54.81% 156 1.98%
2008 3,202 37.71% 5,141 60.55% 147 1.73%
2004 4,137 49.75% 4,131 49.68% 47 0.57%
2000 3,461 46.85% 3,823 51.75% 103 1.39%
1996 2,554 32.21% 4,427 55.83% 949 11.97%
1992 2,973 31.69% 4,829 51.47% 1,580 16.84%
1988 4,720 49.27% 4,804 50.15% 56 0.58%
1984 4,785 49.91% 4,760 49.65% 43 0.45%
1980 4,350 45.94% 4,540 47.95% 578 6.10%
1976 4,088 41.95% 5,620 57.66% 38 0.39%
1972 5,204 54.72% 4,277 44.97% 29 0.30%
1968 4,211 46.23% 4,343 47.68% 554 6.08%
1964 3,090 33.08% 6,226 66.65% 25 0.27%
1960 4,372 46.97% 4,920 52.86% 16 0.17%
1956 4,946 55.00% 4,037 44.89% 10 0.11%
1952 4,816 54.53% 4,001 45.30% 15 0.17%
1948 3,761 45.02% 4,569 54.69% 24 0.29%
1944 4,087 50.44% 3,996 49.32% 19 0.23%
1940 4,489 50.00% 4,475 49.84% 14 0.16%
1936 3,619 41.99% 4,752 55.13% 248 2.88%
1932 3,253 38.93% 5,053 60.46% 51 0.61%
1928 3,772 49.89% 3,782 50.02% 7 0.09%
1924 3,240 44.30% 3,895 53.25% 179 2.45%
1920 3,864 51.76% 3,560 47.69% 41 0.55%
1916 1,762 45.11% 2,089 53.48% 55 1.41%
1912 520 14.25% 1,931 52.90% 1,199 32.85%
1908 1,903 43.93% 2,356 54.39% 73 1.69%
1904 2,105 48.89% 2,142 49.74% 59 1.37%
1900 2,078 47.20% 2,278 51.74% 47 1.07%
1896 2,139 49.94% 2,109 49.24% 35 0.82%
1892 1,890 46.28% 2,074 50.78% 120 2.94%
1888 1,974 49.54% 2,007 50.36% 4 0.10%

Geography

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According to the 2010 census, the county has a total area of 386.29 square miles (1,000.5 km2), of which 381.73 square miles (988.7 km2) (or 98.82%) is land and 4.56 square miles (11.8 km2) (or 1.18%) is water.[8]

Adjacent counties

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Major highways

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National protected area

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Roads and highways

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Interstate 64 cuts across the northern portion of the county. State Road 66, designated as the Ohio River Scenic Byway for most of its course in the county, is the most heavily traveled road by residents and visitors alike, adjacent to the three most populous towns in the county as well as most major tourist destinations. State Road 37 connects the county to Bloomington and Indianapolis. Other state roads in the county include State Road 62, which closely parallels I-64; State Road 145, which winds through the western parts of the county; State Road 166, which is little more than a road to and from the hamlet of Tobinsport; State Road 237, which connects Cannelton directly to State Road 37 (also the site of a bridge on the Ohio River); a short run of State Road 545 near Troy; and State Road 70 which connects State Road 37 with State Road 66.

History

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Perry County was formed on November 1, 1814 (two years before the state of Indiana was admitted to the Union) from Warrick and Gibson Counties. It was named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry who defeated the British squadron in the decisive Battle of Lake Erie in 1813.[9] The Ohio River made Perry County a focal point and settlers were drawn here due to plentiful supplies of natural resources and the area's scenic beauty.

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
18202,330—
18303,36944.6%
18404,65538.2%
18507,26856.1%
186011,84763.0%
187014,80124.9%
188016,99714.8%
189018,2407.3%
190018,7782.9%
191018,078−3.7%
192016,692−7.7%
193016,625−0.4%
194017,7706.9%
195017,367−2.3%
196017,232−0.8%
197019,07510.7%
198019,3461.4%
199019,107−1.2%
200018,899−1.1%
201019,3382.3%
202019,170−0.9%
2023 (est.)19,209[10]0.2%
U.S. Decennial Census[11]
1790-1960[12] 1900-1990[13]
1990-2000[14] 2010[15]

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 19,338 people, 7,476 households, and 5,020 families residing in the county.[16] The population density was 50.7 inhabitants per square mile (19.6/km2). There were 8,495 housing units at an average density of 22.3 per square mile (8.6/km2).[8] The racial makeup of the county was 96.0% white, 2.4% black or African American, 0.4% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 0.3% from other races, and 0.8% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 1.0% of the population.[16] In terms of ancestry, 37.8% were German, 14.4% were Irish, 11.6% were American, and 8.7% were English.[17]

Of the 7,476 households, 30.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.7% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, 32.9% were non-families, and 28.7% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.38 and the average family size was 2.91. The median age was 40.4 years.[16]

The median income for a household in the county was $47,697 and the median income for a family was $55,497. Males had a median income of $42,017 versus $26,301 for females. The per capita income for the county was $20,806. About 6.7% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.9% of those under age 18 and 6.8% of those age 65 or over.[18]

Cities, towns, and unincorporated communities

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Cities and towns

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Unincorporated communities

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Townships

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Education

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School districts include:[19]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Quickfacts: Perry County, Indiana". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 26, 2012. Retrieved June 22, 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ a b "Monthly Averages for Tell City, Indiana". The Weather Channel. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
  5. ^ a b Indiana Code. "Title 36, Article 2, Section 3". IN.gov. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
  6. ^ a b c d Indiana Code. "Title 2, Article 10, Section 2" (PDF). IN.gov. Retrieved September 16, 2008.
  7. ^ Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.
  8. ^ a b "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  9. ^ De Witt Clinton Goodrich & Charles Richard Tuttle (1875). An Illustrated History of the State of Indiana. Indiana: R. S. Peale & co. pp. 570.
  10. ^ "Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Counties: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
  11. ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  12. ^ "Historical Census Browser". University of Virginia Library. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  13. ^ "Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  14. ^ "Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 10, 2014.
  15. ^ "Perry County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 18, 2016. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  16. ^ a b c "DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  17. ^ "DP02 SELECTED SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS IN THE UNITED STATES – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  18. ^ "DP03 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS – 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  19. ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Perry County, IN" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved June 12, 2024. - Text list

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