Map of Perry County, Alabama

Perry County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,511. Its county seat is Marion. The county was established in 1819 and is named in honor of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry of Rhode Island and the United States Navy. Perry County is the only county in Alabama, and one of 40 in the United States, not to have access to any wired broadband connections.

Perry County overview:
Name:Perry County
FIPS code:01-105
State:Alabama
Founded:December 13, 1819
Named for:Oliver Hazard Perry
Seat:Marion
Largest city:Marion
Total Area:724 sq mi (1,880 km²)
Land Area:720 sq mi (1,900 km²)
Total Population:8,511
Population Density:12/sq mi (4.5/km²)
Time zone:UTC−6 (Central)
Summer Time Zone (DST):UTC−5 (CDT)
Website:www.perrysheriff.com

Perry County location map. Where is Perry County?

Perry County location on the U.S. Map. Where is Perry County.
Location of Perry County in the the United States.
Perry County location on the Alabama map. Where is Perry County.
Location of Perry County in Alabama.

History

In 1935, a sharecropper called Joe Spinner Johnson was organizing sharecroppers into a union. His landlord called him away from his job, and gave him up to a gang of whites. They tied him up, beat him, and took him to Selma, where he was thrown in jail. Other prisoners heard him screaming and being beaten. A few days later, his mutilated body turned up near Greensboro.

The Perry County town of Marion was the site of a 1965 killing of an unarmed Black man, Jimmie Lee Jackson, by a white state trooper, James Bonard Fowler, which sparked the Selma to Montgomery marches. In 2008, the county voted to establish a Barack Obama Day, a legal holiday, every second Monday of November.

Perry County Road Map

Perry CountyStreet Map.
Street map of Perry County, Alabama. Source: OpenStreetMap (OSM)
Perry CountyMap
Perry Countypolitical map.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 724 square miles (1,880 km), of which 720 square miles (1,900 km) is land and 4.2 square miles (11 km) (0.6%) is water. The county boasts a diverse geography, with the southern half of the county being located in the Gulf Coastal Plain region, and the northern half of the county being located in the far southern extensions of the foothills of the Ridge-and-Valley Appalachians. This area is mainly forested, with some hills and valleys.

Major highways

  • U.S. Highway 80
  • State Route 5
  • State Route 14
  • State Route 61
  • State Route 175
  • State Route 183
  • State Route 219
  • State Route 289

Adjacent counties

National protected area

  • Talladega National Forest (part)

Perry County Topographic Map

Topographic Map of Perry County, Alabama
Perry County Topo map.

Perry County Satellite Map

Satellite Map of Perry County, Alabama
Perry County satellite map.

Perry County Outline Map

Outline Map of Perry County, Alabama
Perry County outline map.

See also

Map of Alabama State and its subdivision: Map of other states:
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