Perryville, Missouri
| Perryville | |
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 Location in Missouri
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| Basic data | |
| Foundation : | 1856 |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Missouri |
| County : | Perry County |
| Coordinates : | 37 ° 43 ′ N , 89 ° 52 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 8,225 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 417.5 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 20.0 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) of which 19.7 km 2 (approx. 8 mi 2 ) are land |
| Height : | 176 m |
| Postcodes : | 63775, 63776, 63783 |
| Area code : | +1 573 |
| FIPS : | 29-57116 |
| GNIS ID : | 724239 |
| Website : | www.cityofperryville.com |
| Mayor : | Deborah Gahan |
Perryville is a city (with the status " City ") and the administrative seat of Perry County in the southeast of the US -amerikanischen state of Missouri . In 2010 the city had 8,225 inhabitants. The county is named after the naval officer Oliver Hazard Perry .
geography
Perryville is located a few miles west of the Mississippi , which forms the border with Illinois . The city is located at 37 ° 07'12 "north latitude and 93 ° 28'49" west longitude and extends over 34.45 km².
Neighboring towns are Chester in Illinois (14 miles north), Belgique (13 miles northeast), Crosstown (9 miles east), Longtown (7 miles southeast), Highland (4.9 miles southwest), and Silver Lake (15.5 km west southwest).
The closest major cities are St. Louis (130 km north), Tennessee's capital Nashville (405 km southeast), Memphis (330 km south), Springfield (399 km west) and Missouri's capital Jefferson City (280 km northwest).
traffic
Interstate 55 , which is the shortest connection from St. Louis to Memphis, runs parallel to the Mississippi through the western districts of Perryville . US Highway 61 , which also runs parallel to the Mississippi, runs through the city center . Missouri State Route 51 , which crosses the Mississippi about 20 km north of the city , runs through the northwest of Perryville .
Perryville Municipal Airport is 11 miles north of the city . The nearest major airport is St. Louis Airport, 148 north-northwest .
Demographic data
According to the 2010 census , Perryville had 8,225 people in 3,370 households. The population density was 417.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. Statistically, 2.4 people lived in each of the 3370 households.
The racial the population was composed of 95.3 percent white, 0.8 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.9 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 1.3 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 2.7 percent of the population.
25.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 56.9 percent were between 18 and 64 and 17.7 percent were 65 years or older. 52.3 percent of the population was female.
The median income for a household was 41,092 USD . The per capita income was $ 21,276. 15.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b U.S. Census Bureau, State & County QuickFacts - Perryville, MO ( Memento of the original from October 24, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 24, 2012
- ↑ Distance information according to Google Maps. Accessed on April 24, 2012
