Perry County, Alabama
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 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| Founded | December 13, 1819 |
| Named after | 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. Its county seat is Marion. The county was established in 1819 and is named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry of Rhode Island and the United States Navy. As of 2020, 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.