Perry County, Arkansas

Perry County, Arkansas
Perry County Courthouse (Perryville, Arkansas)
Map of Arkansas highlighting Perry County
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Coordinates: 34°57′37″N 92°56′07″W / 34.960277777778°N 92.935277777778°W / 34.960277777778; -92.935277777778
Country United States
State Arkansas
FoundedDecember 18, 1840
Named forOliver Hazard Perry
SeatPerryville
Largest cityPerryville
Area
 • Total
561 sq mi (1,450 km2)
 • Land551 sq mi (1,430 km2)
 • Water9.1 sq mi (24 km2)  1.6%
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
10,019
 • Estimate 
(2025)
10,309 Increase
 • Density18.2/sq mi (7.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (Central)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district2nd
Websiteperrycoarkansas.org
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Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population was 10,019 at the 2020 United States census. The county seat is Perryville. The county was formed on December 18, 1840, and named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero in the War of 1812. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.

Perry County is included in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan area.