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Perry County
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county in Indiana, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Indiana
- Founded
- November 1, 1814
- Named after
- Oliver Hazard Perry
- Seat
- Tell City
- Largest city
- Tell City
- Total
- 386.29 sq mi (1,000.5 km )
- Land
- 381.73 sq mi (988.7 km )
- Water
- 4.56 sq mi (11.8 km ) 1.18%
- Estimate 2025
- 19,389
- Density
- 50.22/sq mi (19.39/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−6 ( Central )
- Summer dst
- UTC−5 ( CDT )
- Congressional district
- 8th
- Website
- www .perrycounty .in .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
Perry County is a county located in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of 2020, the population was 19,170. The county seat is Tell City. It is the hilliest county as well as one of the most forested counties in Indiana as it features more than 60,000 acres (240 km) of Hoosier National Forest. The Ohio River Scenic Byway along Indiana State Road 66 runs along the southern border of the county while Interstate 64 traverses the northern portion of the county. Connecting the two is Indiana State Road 37.
The county features three incorporated communities: Tell City (2009 population 7,473), Cannelton (2009 population 1,130) and Troy (2009 population 379). Each is located in Troy Township which is situated along the south western corner of the county.
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