- Source: Perry County, Mississippi
Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,511. The county seat is New Augusta. The county is named after the War of 1812 naval hero, Oliver Hazard Perry.
Perry County is part of the Hattiesburg, MS Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Until 1906, the county seat was the old town of Augusta, near the center of the county on the east bank of the Leaf River. At Old Augusta, the outlaw James Copeland was executed by hanging on October 30, 1857. Old Augusta remains a small village today. New Augusta, two miles south of Old Augusta, was made the county seat of Perry County, because it was situated on the Mobile, Jackson & Kansas City Railroad.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 650 square miles (1,700 km2), of which 647 square miles (1,680 km2) is land and 3.0 square miles (7.8 km2) (0.5%) is water.
= Major highways
=U.S. Highway 98
Mississippi Highway 15
Mississippi Highway 29
Mississippi Highway 42
= Adjacent counties
=Wayne County (northeast)
Greene County (east)
George County (southeast)
Stone County (south)
Forrest County (west)
Jones County (northwest)
= National protected area
=De Soto National Forest (part)
Black Creek Wilderness
Leaf River Wildlife Management Area
Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, there were 11,511 people, 4,623 households, and 3,347 families residing in the county.
Communities
= Towns
=Beaumont
New Augusta (county seat)
Richton
= Census-designated place
=Runnelstown
= Unincorporated communities
=Corinth
Good Hope
Hintonville
Janice
Mahned
Tallahala
Wingate
Notable people
John Prentiss Carter, American politician
Dale Goodin, American politician
Tristan Jackson, American football player
Brandon Sumrall, American football player
De'Lance Turner, American football player
Politics
Education
There are two school districts in the county: Perry County Schools and Richton School District.
The county is in the zone for Jones College.
See also
National Register of Historic Places listings in Perry County, Mississippi
References
External links
Media related to Perry County, Mississippi at Wikimedia Commons
Mississippi Courthouses – Perry County
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