Perry County, Mississippi

Perry County is a located in the  of. It is part of the. As of, the population is 12,138. Its is. It was named after the War of 1812 naval hero,.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,684 (650 ). 1,676 km² (647 sq mi) of it is land and 8 km² (3 sq mi) of it (0.46%) is water.

Major Highways

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 * [[Image:Circle sign 29.svg|20px]]
 * [[Image:Circle sign 42.svg|20px]]

Adjacent Counties

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 12,138 people, 4,420 households, and 3,332 families residing in the county. The was 7/km² (19/sq mi). There were 5,107 housing units at an average density of 3/km² (8/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 76.17%, 22.59% or , 0.33% , 0.12% , 0.05% , 0.28% from , and 0.47% from two or more races. 1.01% of the population were or  of any race.

There were 4,420 households out of which 37.60% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.10% were living together, 13.20% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.60% were non-families. 21.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.70% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the county the population was spread out with 28.70% under the age of 18, 10.00% from 18 to 24, 28.00% from 25 to 44, 22.20% from 45 to 64, and 11.10% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 95.60 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $27,189, and the median income for a family was $32,791. Males had a median income of $29,130 versus $18,632 for females. The for the county was $12,837. About 19.60% of families and 22.00% of the population were below the, including 28.60% of those under age 18 and 25.50% of those age 65 or over.

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