Perry County, Alabama

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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.[1] Its county seat is Marion.[2] The county was established in 1819 and is named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry of Rhode Island and the United States Navy.[3] since 2020,Template:Dated maintenance category (articles)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". 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.[4]

History

The Perry County town of Marion was the site of a 1965 killing of an unarmed Black man, Jimmie Lee Jackson, by a white state trooper, James Bonard Fowler, which sparked the Selma to Montgomery marches. In 2008, the county voted to establish a Barack Obama Day, a legal holiday, every second Monday of November.[5]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of Script error: No such module "convert"., of which Script error: No such module "convert". is land and Script error: No such module "convert". (0.6%) is water.[6] The county boasts a diverse geography, with the southern half of the county being located in the Gulf Coastal Plain region, and the northern half of the county being located in the far southern extensions of the foothills of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians. This area is mainly forested, with some hills and valleys.[7]

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Demographics

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Historical population
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Racial and ethnic composition

Perry County, Alabama – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2000[13] Pop 2010[14] Pop 2020[15] % 2000 % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 3,642 3,142 2,345 30.71% 29.67% 27.55%
Black or African American alone (NH) 8,057 7,244 5,914 67.93% 68.40% 69.49%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 9 17 15 0.08% 0.16% 0.18%
Asian alone (NH) 4 30 10 0.03% 0.28% 0.12%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 2 5 1 0.02% 0.05% 0.01%
Other race alone (NH) 1 4 0 0.01% 0.04% 0.00%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 44 35 137 0.37% 0.33% 1.61%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 102 114 89 0.86% 1.08% 1.05%
Total 11,861 10,591 8,511 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2020 census

As of the 2020 census, the county had a population of 8,511. The median age was 41.5 years. 20.8% of residents were under the age of 18 and 20.1% of residents were 65 years of age or older. For every 100 females there were 90.8 males, and for every 100 females age 18 and over there were 88.3 males age 18 and over.[16][17]

The racial makeup of the county was 27.7% White, 69.7% Black or African American, 0.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.1% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander, 0.1% from some other race, and 2.1% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race comprised 1.0% of the population.[17]

0.0% of residents lived in urban areas, while 100.0% lived in rural areas.[18]

There were 3,360 households in the county, of which 30.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them and 43.8% had a female householder with no spouse or partner present. About 33.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.[16]

There were 3,933 housing units, of which 14.6% were vacant. Among occupied housing units, 67.4% were owner-occupied and 32.6% were renter-occupied. The homeowner vacancy rate was 1.5% and the rental vacancy rate was 7.2%.[16]

Perry County was ranked as the county with the level of obesity by U.S. News & World Report, with a 52.5% obesity rate in 2024.[19]

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States census, there were 10,591 people living in the county. 68.7% were Black or African American, 30.3% White, 0.3% Asian, 0.2% Native American, 0.2% of some other race and 0.4% of two or more races. 1.1% were Hispanic or Latino (of any race).

2000 census

As of the census[20] of 2000, there were 11,861 people, 4,333 households, and 3,046 families living in the county. The population density was Script error: No such module "convert".. There were 5,406 housing units at an average density of Script error: No such module "convert".. The racial makeup of the county was 68.38% Black or African American, 30.86% White, 0.08% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.08% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Nearly 0.86% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

There were 4,333 households, out of which 33.80% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.40% were married couples living together, 25.10% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.70% were non-families. Nearly 27.90% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.00% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63, and the average family size was 3.23.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 29.80% under the age of 18, 11.10% from 18 to 24, 23.60% from 25 to 44, 20.70% from 45 to 64, and 14.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.90 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.40 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $20,200, and the median income for a family was $26,150. Males had a median income of $26,272 versus $16,839 for females. The per capita income for the county was $10,948. About 31.20% of families and 35.40% of the population were below the poverty line, including 48.90% of those under age 18 and 25.80% of those age 65 or over.

Politics

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Places of interest

Perry County is home to Perry Lakes Park, part of the Talladega National Forest, the Alabama Women's Hall of Fame located at Judson College, and Marion Military Institute.

See also

References

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Further reading

  • English, Bertis D. Civil Wars, Civil Beings, and Civil Rights in Alabama's Black Belt: A History of Perry County (University Alabama Press, 2020).
  • Fraser, Rory F., Buddhi R. Gyawali, and John Schelhas. "Blacks in space: Land tenure and well-being in Perry County, Alabama." Small-Scale Forest Economics, Management and Policy 4 (2005): 21–33. online

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