Perry County | |
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![]() Perry County courthouse in Marion | |
![]() Location within the U.S. state of Alabama | |
![]() Alabama's location within the U.S. | |
Coordinates: 32°38′09″N 87°17′31″W / 32.635833333333°N 87.291944444444°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Founded | December 13, 1819 |
Named for | Oliver Hazard Perry |
Seat | Marion |
Largest city | Marion |
Area | |
• Total | 724 sq mi (1,880 km2) |
• Land | 720 sq mi (1,900 km2) |
• Water | 4.2 sq mi (11 km2) 0.6% |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,511 |
• Estimate (2023) | 7,738 ![]() |
• Density | 12/sq mi (4.5/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−6 (Central) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
Congressional district | 7th |
Website | www |
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Perry County is a county located in the Black Belt region in the central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,511.[1] Its county seat is Marion.[2] The county was established in 1819 and is named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry of Rhode Island and the United States Navy.[3] As of 2020,[update] Perry County was the only county in Alabama, and one of 40 in the United States, not to have access to any wired broadband connections.[4]