12-566: Perryville School District 7 is a public school district based in Perryville, Arkansas . The school district supports more than 1,000 students and employs more than 150 faculty and staff. The district encompasses 395.82 square miles (1,025.2 km) of land, in Perry County and Conway County . Within Perry County it includes Perryville, Adona , and Aplin . Some students from Paron , within
24-461: A Methodist congregation. Their log home became a community gathering place and is now the oldest building in Perryville. In 1849, Rison bought six lots across from his home to build a log store and a schoolhouse. The original log courthouse was burned during a dispute between two families. Historians are uncertain when the courthouse was burned — various sources say 1848 or 1850. Another log courthouse
36-569: A household in the city was $ 29,596, and the median income for a family was $ 38,229. Males had a median income of $ 27,321 versus $ 21,708 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 15,299. About 13.4% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the poverty line , including 25.6% of those under age 18 and 16.3% of those age 65 or over. Early childhood, elementary and secondary school students primarily attend Perryville School District , which leads to graduation from Perryville High School . The Central Arkansas Library System includes
48-447: Is often difficult, since methodologies, definitions and data quality can vary greatly. Since the 1990s, the OECD has conducted regular surveys among its 38 member countries using a standardized methodology and set of questions. Per capita income is often used to measure a sector's average income and compare the wealth of different populations. Per capita income is also often used to measure
60-472: Is part of the Little Rock – North Little Rock – Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area . The first Perry County courthouse was built in Perryville in 1841, a year after Perry County was created, and five years after the state of Arkansas was created. The town was platted sometime before 1850. John Rison and his new wife, Harriet, moved to Perryville in 1844 and started the community's first church,
72-525: The Bryant School District in Saline County , instead attend Perryville schools. This Arkansas school-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Perryville, Arkansas Perryville is a city in and the county seat of Perry County , Arkansas , United States. The population was 1,460 at the 2010 census , an increase of just two persons from 2000. It
84-592: The United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of 4.8 square miles (12 km ), all land. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 1,373 people, 485 households, and 357 families residing in the city. As of the census of 2000, there were 1,458 people, 568 households, and 379 families residing in the city. The population density was 305.6 inhabitants per square mile (118.0/km ). There were 626 housing units at an average density of 131.2 per square mile (50.7/km ). The racial makeup of
96-671: The Max Milam Library in Perryville. Heifer Ranch in rural Perryville is a working educational farm operated by Heifer International , headquartered in Little Rock, Arkansas. The 1,200-acre Heifer Ranch has gardens and livestock, including chickens, rabbits, goats, pigs, llamas and other animals. Heifer Ranch, at 55 Heifer Road, offers hands-on, interactive programs and activities promoting sustainable solutions to global hunger, poverty and environmental issues. Per capita income Per capita income ( PCI ) or average income measures
108-489: The average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such as the American Community Survey . This allows the calculation of per capita income for both the country as a whole and specific regions or demographic groups. However, comparing per capita income across different countries
120-516: The city was 97.39% White , 0.62% Native American , 0.14% Asian , 0.55% from other races , and 1.30% from two or more races. 0.82% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 568 households, out of which 32.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.8% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.1% were non-families. 31.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.1% had someone living alone who
132-452: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 3.04. In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 19.8% from 45 to 64, and 21.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males. The median income for
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#1733107003626144-566: Was built on the site. In 1872, a wood-framed courthouse was built a half mile from the older log courthouse on donated land. It burned in May 1874 and was rebuilt. It burned again in December 1881 and was again rebuilt. Perry County's current courthouse was built in 1888 for $ 4,000. Perryville is located at 35°0′21″N 92°48′11″W / 35.00583°N 92.80306°W / 35.00583; -92.80306 (35.005800, -92.802949). According to
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