Occupying an area of 342.64 sq mi and having a total population of over 28.7K with marvelous combination of races including White, Native American, black or African American, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Pacific Islander, and others with more than 11.4K housing units and 8.4K families, Perry County was established in 1821 with Hazard as the county seat. It was named in the honor of Oliver Hazard Perry, a naval hero.

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