Perry County
Also known as Perry County, Arkansas, Perry County, AR
county in Arkansas, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Arkansas
- Founded
- December 18, 1840
- Named after
- Oliver Hazard Perry
- Seat
- Perryville
- Largest city
- Perryville
- Total
- 561 sq mi (1,450 km )
- Land
- 551 sq mi (1,430 km )
- Water
- 9.1 sq mi (24 km ) 1.6%
- Estimate 2025
- 10,309
- Density
- 18.2/sq mi (7.02/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
Article
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.