Perry County, IL Summer Camps 2013
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Illinois Baptist State Camp
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Pinckneyville, IL
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Perry County Statistics
Perry County is located in Southwestern Illinois. Pinckneyville, at the center of the county, is approximately 70 miles. Other counties in Illinois are
Adams County,
Alexander County,
Bond County,
Boone County,
Brown County,
Bureau County.
Calhoun County,
Carroll County,
Cass County,
Champaign County,
Christian County,
Clark County.
About Perry County, IL
Perry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois . According to the 2010 census , it has a population of 22,350, which is a decrease of 3.2% from 23,094 in 2000. Its county seat is Pinckneyville .
History of Perry County, IL
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 . Perry County at the time of its creation in 1827 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.
