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Perry County
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county in Illinois, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Illinois
- Founded
- January 29, 1827
- Named after
- Oliver Hazard Perry
- Seat
- Pinckneyville
- Largest city
- Du Quoin
- Total
- 447 sq mi (1,160 km )
- Land
- 442 sq mi (1,140 km )
- Water
- 5.2 sq mi (13 km ) 1.2%
- Estimate 2025
- 20,160
- Density
- 47.4/sq mi (18.3/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 12th
- Website
- perryil .com
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 20945
- Area
- 1157
- Official website
- www.perrycountyil.org
- Image
- Perry County Courthouse in Pinckneyville.jpg
- Households
- 8504
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- Commons category
- Perry County, Illinois
- inception
- 1827-00-00
- water as percent of area
- 1.2
- native label
- Perry County
- per capita income
- 24442
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Perry County is a county in Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 20,945. Its county seat is Pinckneyville. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known as "Little Egypt".
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