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La contea di Perry in inglese Perry County è una contea dello Stato del Missouri, negli Stati Uniti. La popolazione al censimento del 2000 era di 18 132 abitanti. Il capoluogo di contea è Perryville
- Perry (Missouri)
Perry è un comune degli Stati Uniti d'America, situato nello...
- Perry (Missouri)
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Early Native Americans
The first inhabitants of what is now Perry County were Mississippian Mound Builders who cultivated corn and constructed earthen mounds. The Mississippian cultures inhabited the region until their decline in the 12th and 13th centuries. Remnants of their earthen mounds can be found in the eastern part of the county. By the time of European contact, the area was populated by Native Americans of the Illinois Confederationwho inhabited much of eastern Missouri.
French and Spanish rule
During the 18th Century, the Perry County area, like the rest of the future State of Missouri, was part of French Louisiana, also known as the Illinois Country. For most of the 18th Century the area of present-day Perry County was left largely uninhabited, even by the French of nearby Ste. Genevieve. The latter was the first permanent White settlement in the Missouri area. In 1764, when the terms of the 1763 Treaty of Paris were announced in Louisiana, the French settlers found themselves tra...
American settlement
The first American settlers to Perry County arrived during the latter half of the 1790s and claimed rich land in Bois Brule Bottom. These Americans organized the region's original Baptist Church in 1807. In the early 19th century, a second group of American settlers crossed the Mississippi River to take advantage of Spanish land offers. These were Roman Catholics of English stock from north-central Kentucky. They had originally come from Maryland to escape religious discrimination and prided...
Shaped like a camel's hump, Perry County consists of 471 square miles (1,200 km2) that fit neatly into a wedge created by the confluence of Apple Creek and the Mississippi River. Topographically, it is divided into lowlands and uplands. The lowlands comprise about one-eighth of the county and lie for the most part along the river. In the northeaste...
As of the census of 2000, there were 18,132 people, 6,904 households, and 4,957 families residing in the county. The population density was 38 people per square mile (15 people/km2). There were 7,815 housing units at an average density of 16 units per square mile (6.2/km2). The racial makeup of the county was 98.21% White, 0.18% Black or African Am...
Local
The Republican Partypredominantly controls politics at the local level in Perry County. Republicans hold all of the elected positions in the county.
State
Perry County is divided into two districts in the Missouri House of Representatives, both of which are held by Republicans. 1. District 116 - Currently represented by Dale Wright (politician) (R-Farmington) and includes North of the city of Perryville as well as some area east and west of the city. Wright has represented the district since 2018. 1. District 145 - Currently represented by Rick Francis (R-Perryville, Missouri) and includes the rest of Perry County (Altenburg, Biehle, Frohna, Lo...
Federal
Perry County is included in Missouri's 8th Congressional District and is currently represented by Jason T. Smith (R-Salem) in the U.S. House of Representatives. Smith won a special election on Tuesday, June 4, 2013, to finish out the remaining term of U.S. Representative Jo Ann Emerson (R-Cape Girardeau). Emerson announced her resignation a month after being reelected with over 70 percent of the vote in the district. She resigned to become CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative.
Of adults 25 years of age and older in Perry County, 71.2% possesses a high school diploma while 9.9% holds a bachelor's degreeor higher as their highest educational attainment.
Perry County offers a number of historic, architectural and scenic attractions. Visitors can explore the grounds of the St. Mary's of the Barrens Seminary, the first college founded west of the Mississippi River dating back to 1827. Other features include the National Shrine of our Lady of the Miraculous Medal, the Rosati Log Cabin, the Countess Es...
Cities
1. Altenburg 2. Frohna 3. Perryville(county seat)
Village
1. Longtown
Census-designated places
1. Biehle 2. Brewer 3. Lithium 4. Shakertowne
Graebner, August Lawrence. Half a Century of Sound Lutheranism in America: A Brief Sketch of the History of the Missouri Synod. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1893.(describes how settlers i...- Perryville
- Oliver Hazard Perry
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Contents. hide. (Top) History. Geography. Demographics. 2010 census. 2000 census. References. Perry, Missouri. Coordinates: 39°25′48″N 91°39′53″W. Perry is a city in southwest Ralls County, Missouri, United States. The population was 665 at the 2020 census. [4] . It is part of the Hannibal Micropolitan Statistical Area . History.
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