Perry County, Indiana

 

Founding: 1814
Parent counties: Gibson and Warrick

Namesake: Oliver Hazard Perry, U.S. naval commander
Seat: Rome (1814–1859); Cannelton (1859–1994); Tell City (1994–)

Land area: 382 square miles

Population (2020): 19,170

Population (historic): 2,330 (1820); 7,268 (1850); 16,997 (1880); 18,778 (1900); 16,625 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1820–1900; 1930s; 1960–1980; 2000s

Subdivisions: Two cities; one town; seven townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,557 (18.1%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 37%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 6.8%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 20.5%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 13.2%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $603
Average outbuilding value (1930): $510

Average farmhouse size (1940): 4.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,836
Average farm size (1920): 58 acres
Sources of settlement: Germany, Kentucky, Belgium, and Ohio

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Cannelton (ex-seat)

 
Namesake: A reference to the cannel coal mined in the area
Founding: 1837 (platting); 1844 (post office); 1859 (incorporation)
Population (2020): 1,524
Population (historic): 2,155 (1860); 1,834 (1880); 2,188 (1900); 2,265 (1930)
Periods of population growth: pre-1860–1870; 1880–1900; 1920s; 1960–1980; 2000s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 262 (32%)

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Tell City

Namesake: William Tell, Swiss folk hero

Founding: 1858 (platting); 1858 (post office); 1858 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 7,506

Population (historic): 1,030 (1860); 2,122 (1880); 2,680 (1900); 4,873 (1930)

Periods of population growth: 1858–1880; 1890–1980; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 683 (20%)

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