Perry County, Arkansas

Perry County is a located in the  of. Its population was 10,209 at the. The is. Perry County is included in the. The of Arkansas is located in the far northeast corner of Perry County.

The county was formed on, and named for Commodore , naval hero in the. It is an alcohol prohibition or.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,452 (560 ). 1,427 km² (551 sq mi) of it is land and 25 km² (10 sq mi) of it (1.70%) is water.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 10,209 people, 3,989 households, and 2,939 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (18/sq mi). There were 4,702 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 95.62%, 1.73% or , 0.98% , 0.15% , 0.02% , 0.39% from , and 1.11% from two or more races. 1.18% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 3,989 households out of which 32.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.10% were living together, 8.70% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.30% were non-families. 23.20% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.40% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.96.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.30% under the age of 18, 7.40% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 24.50% from 45 to 64, and 14.80% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.30 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.20 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $31,083, and the median income for a family was $37,170. Males had a median income of $28,254 versus $21,462 for females. The for the county was $16,216. About 10.50% of families and 14.00% of the population were below the, including 17.00% of those under age 18 and 15.00% of those age 65 or over.