Perry County, Pennsylvania

Perry County is a located in the  of  and is one of four counties comprising the greater. As of 2004, the population is 44,652. The of Pennsylvania is located in Perry County, in the borough of.

Its is. It was created on, , and was named after , hero of the , who had recently died. As of August, it was one of only two counties in Pennsylvania without a permanent.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,439 (556 ). 1,434 km² (554 sq mi) of it is land and 6 km² (2 sq mi) of it (0.40%) is water.

Adjacent counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 43,602 people, 16,695 households, and 12,320 families residing in the county. The was 30/km² (79/sq mi). There were 18,941 housing units at an average density of 13/km² (34/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 98.54%, 0.43% or , 0.12% , 0.15% , 0.01% , 0.21% from , and 0.54% from two or more races. 0.69% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 16,695 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.6% were living together, 7.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.20% were non-families. 21.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.30% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.01.

In the county, the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.9 males.

Accent and dialect
The dominant speech pattern in Perry County is the.

Municipalities
Under Pennsylvania law, there are four types of incorporated municipalities:, , townships, and, in at most two cases,. The following boroughs and townships are located in Perry County:

Politics
Perry County is one of the most counties in Pennsylvania. In 2004, received 13,919 votes (72%) to 5,423 votes (28%) for. The county has voted for the Republican in every since 1964. In 2006, received 9,998 votes (69%) to 4,477 votes (31%) for, making it Swann's strongest county in his defeat. also received more than 60% of the Perry County vote in his defeat.