Perry County, Kentucky

Perry County
Perry County
County
	County courthouse in Hazard
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	Location within the U.S. state of Kentucky
	Kentucky's location within the U.S.
	Coordinates: 37°14′N 83°14′W / 37.24°N 83.23°W
Country	United States
State	Kentucky
Founded	November 2, 1820
Named for	Oliver Hazard Perry
Seat	Hazard
Largest city	Hazard
Area
• Total	343 sq mi (890 km2)
• Land	340 sq mi (900 km2)
• Water	2.9 sq mi (8 km2) 0.9%
Population (2020)
• Total	28,473
• Estimate (2023)	27,133
• Density	83/sq mi (32/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Congressional district	5th
Website	www.perrycounty.ky.gov

Perry County is a county in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,473.^[1] Its county seat is Hazard.^[2] The county was founded in 1820.^[3] Both the county and county seat are named for Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, a naval hero in the War of 1812.^[4]

^ "State & County QuickFacts". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
^ "Perry County". The Kentucky Encyclopedia. 2000. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved August 23, 2014.
^ Bergstrom, Bill (December 11, 1984). "Origins of place names are traced". Kentucky New Era. p. 2B. Retrieved April 29, 2015.