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- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Perry County is in Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 22,350. Its county seat is Pinckneyville. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known as "Little Egypt".
History
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Perry County was formed in 1827 out of Jackson and Randolph counties. It was named in honor of Oliver Hazard Perry who defeated the British fleet at the decisive Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.
In its early history, Perry County was mainly an inland pioneer outpost. Early settlers, including some Revolutionary War veterans bearing land grants, moved here from the Eastern United States. These were primarily Protestant settlers. Growth boomed in the 1850s for two reasons: construction of the Illinois Central Railroad through the eastern portion of the county, and the discovery of large coal reserves. Immigrants from Ireland, Poland, Germany, Italy and elsewhere steadily increased the County's population from 1850 through the 1920s. African Americans also were established in the County during northward migration following the Civil War.
Mining continued to be the dominant employment sector through the 1990s.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1817 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1827 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1827 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1827 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1828 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1840 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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1845 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
Census Year | Population
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1830 | 1,215
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1840 | 3,222
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1850 | 5,278
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1860 | 9,552
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1870 | 13,723
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1880 | 16,007
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1890 | 17,529
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1900 | 19,830
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1910 | 22,088
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1920 | 22,901
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1930 | 22,767
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1940 | 23,438
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1950 | 21,684
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1960 | 19,184
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1970 | 19,757
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1980 | 21,714
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1990 | 21,412
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Perry County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Perry County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.rootsweb.com/~ilperry/
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