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Perry County
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county in Mississippi, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Mississippi
- Named after
- Oliver Hazard Perry
- Seat
- New Augusta
- Largest town
- Richton
- Total
- 650 sq mi (1,700 km )
- Land
- 647 sq mi (1,680 km )
- Water
- 3.0 sq mi (7.8 km ) 0.5%
- Estimate 2025
- 11,577
- Density
- 17.8/sq mi (6.87/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 4th
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 11511
- Area
- 1684
- Official website
- www.co.quitman.ms.us
- Image
- Perry County Mississippi Courthouse.jpg
- Households
- 4597
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- water as percent of area
- 0.5
- inception
- 1820-00-00
- native label
- Perry County
- Commons category
- Perry County, Mississippi
- per capita income
- 24258
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Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,511. The county seat is New Augusta. The county is named after the War of 1812 naval hero, Oliver Hazard Perry.
Perry County is part of the Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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