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Perry County, Illinois
Perry County Courthouse in Pinckneyville — Public domain, Nyttend · source

About Perry County

Perry County is a county in Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 20,945. Its county seat is Pinckneyville. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known as "Little Egypt".

Description adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Perry County at a glance

County seat
Pinckneyville
Population
20,945 (2020)
Land area
447 sq mi
Founded
1827

Largest communities in Perry County

  1. Du Quoin5,827
  2. Pinckneyville County seat5,066
  3. Willisville579
  4. Tamaroa544
  5. Cutler361

History of Perry County

Perry County was formed in 1827 out of Jackson and Randolph counties. It was named in honor of Oliver Hazard Perry who defeated the British fleet at the decisive Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812. In its early history, Perry County was mainly an inland pioneer outpost. Early settlers, including some Revolutionary War veterans bearing land grants, moved here from the Eastern United States. These were primarily Protestant settlers. Growth boomed in the 1850s for two reasons: construction of the Illinois Central Railroad through the eastern portion of the county, and the discovery of large coal reserves. Immigrants from Ireland, Poland, Germany, Italy and elsewhere steadily increased the county's population from 1850 through the 1920s. African Americans also were established in the county during northward migration following the Civil War.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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