Perry County, Pennsylvania

administration
Perry County Courthouse , one of 19 entries for the county in the NRHP
US state :	Pennsylvania
Administrative headquarters :	New Bloomfield
Address of the administrative headquarters:	Perry County Courthouse P.O. Box 37 25 West Main Street New Bloomfield, PA 17068
Foundation :	March 22, 1820
Made up from:	Cumberland County
Area code :	001 717
Demographics
Residents :	43,602 (2000)
Population density :	30.4 inhabitants / km ²
geography
Total area :	1439 km²
Water surface :	6 km²
map

Website : www.perryco.org

Perry County is a county in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States . At the 2000 census , the county had 43,602 people and a population density of 30 people per square kilometer. The county seat is New Bloomfield .

history

Perry County was formed from Cumberland County on March 22, 1820 and named after Oliver Hazard Perry , brother of Matthew Perry .

19 buildings and sites in the county are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) (as of July 24, 2018).

geography

The county has an area of 1,439 square kilometers, of which 6 square kilometers are water. Most of the hilly area is still sparsely populated forest landscape. The cost of the land is comparatively low, but the prices are Pennsylvania's fastest rising.

Cities and towns

Map of Perry County


Blain Bloomfield Buffalo Township Carroll Township Center Township Duncannon Greenwood Township Howe Township Jackson Township Juniata Township	Landisburg Liverpool Township Liverpool Marysville Miller Township Millerstown New Buffalo Newport Northeast Madison Township Oliver Township	Penn Township Rye Township Saville Township Southwest Madison Township Spring Township Toboyne Township Tuscarora Township Tyrone Township Watts Township Wheatfield Township

Population development
Census	Residents	± in%
1900	26,263	-
1910	24,136	-8.1%
1920	22,875	-5.2%
1930	21,744	-4.9%
1940	23,213	6.8%
1950	24,782	6.8%
1960	26,582	7.3%
1970	28,615	7.6%
1980	35,718	24.8%
1990	41,172	15.3%
2000	43,609	5.9%
1900-1990 2000

Web links

Commons : Perry County (Pennsylvania) - Collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

^ Perry County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011
↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 24, 2018.
↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011
↑ Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011

40.4 -77.27Coordinates: 40 ° 24 ′ N , 77 ° 16 ′ W

[1] Perry County in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System . Retrieved February 22, 2011

[2] Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed July 24, 2018.

[3] Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 28, 2011

[4] Excerpt from factfinder.census.gov.Retrieved February 28, 2011