Perry County, Arkansas

Perry County
County
Perry County Courthouse (Perryville, Arkansas)
Location within the U.S. state of Arkansas
Arkansas's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 34°57′37″N 92°56′07″W / 34.960277777778°N 92.935277777778°W / 34.960277777778; -92.935277777778
Country	United States
State	Arkansas
Founded	December 18, 1840
Named for	Oliver Hazard Perry
Seat	Perryville
Largest city	Perryville
Area
• Total	561 sq mi (1,450 km2)
• Land	551 sq mi (1,430 km2)
• Water	9.1 sq mi (24 km2)  1.6%
Population  (2020)
• Total	10,019
• Density	18/sq mi (6.9/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (Central)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
Congressional district	2nd
Website	perrycoarkansas.org

Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Arkansas. Its population was 10,019 at the 2020 United States Census.^[1] The county seat is Perryville.^[2] The county was formed on December 18, 1840, and named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, naval hero in the War of 1812. It is an alcohol prohibition or dry county.

Perry County is included in the Little Rock–North Little Rock–Conway, AR Metropolitan Statistical Area.