Editing Perry County, Missouri (section)

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1830= 3349
|1840= 5760
|1850= 7215
|1860= 9128
|1870= 9877
|1880= 11895
|1890= 13237
|1900= 15134
|1910= 14898
|1920= 14434
|1930= 13707
|1940= 15358
|1950= 14890
|1960= 14642
|1970= 14393
|1980= 16784
|1990= 16648
|2000= 18132
|2010= 18971
|2020= 18956
|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2018">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/data/tables.2018.html|title=Population and Housing Unit Estimates|access-date=November 13, 2019}}</ref>
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 18, 2014}}</ref><br />1790-1960<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mapserver.lib.virginia.edu|title=Historical Census Browser|publisher=University of Virginia Library|access-date=November 18, 2014}}</ref> 1900-1990<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/cencounts/mo190090.txt|title=Population of Counties by Decennial Census: 1900 to 1990|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 18, 2014}}</ref><br />1990-2000<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100327165705/http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2000/briefs/phc-t4/tables/tab02.pdf |archive-date=March 27, 2010 |url-status=live|title=Census 2000 PHC-T-4. Ranking Tables for Counties: 1990 and 2000|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=November 18, 2014}}</ref> 2010-2015 <ref name="QF">{{cite web|title=State & County QuickFacts|url=http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/29157.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=September 12, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110607044654/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/29/29157.html|archive-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> 2020<ref name="data.census.gov">{{Cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0500000US29157|title = Explore Census Data}}</ref>
}}

As of the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 18,132 people, 6,904 households, and 4,957 families residing in the county. The [[population density]] was {{convert|38|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 7,815 housing units at an average density of {{convert|16|/mi2|/km2|adj=pre|units&nbsp;}}. The racial makeup of the county was 98.21% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.18% [[Black (U.S. Census)|Black]] or [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.23% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.65% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.12% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.58% from two or more races. Approximately 0.51% of the population were [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 6,904 households, out of which 34.20% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.50% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.20% were non-families. 24.50% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.60% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the county, the population was spread out, with 26.00% under the age of 18, 8.60% from 18 to 24, 27.90% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 15.70% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 99.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $44,264, and the median income for a family was $53,034. Males had a median income of $28,337 versus $19,720 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the county was $20,066. About 5.20% of families and 9.00% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.90% of those under age 18 and 13.20% of those age 65 or over.

===Religion===
Unlike many rural counties in southeastern Missouri, Perry County is an exception to the [[Bible Belt]], with [[Roman Catholicism]] being the majority religion, according to the Association of Religion Data Archives County Membership Report (2000). Among residents in Perry County who adhere to a religion, 60.33% are [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]], 29.72% are [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod|Lutherans]], and 4.94% are [[Southern Baptist Convention|Southern Baptists]].

Perry County has the second highest percentage of Catholics of any county in the state of Missouri behind only [[Osage County, Missouri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thearda.com/ql2010/QL_C_2010_3_3p.asp|title=Catholicism Counties (2010)|access-date=January 20, 2019}}</ref>  Perry County also has the second highest percentage of Lutherans of any county in the state of Missouri behind only [[Atchison County, Missouri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thearda.com/ql2010/QL_C_2010_3_13p.asp|title=Lutheran Counties (2010)|access-date=January 20, 2019}}</ref>

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'''Roman Catholic churches'''
* [[The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Roman Catholic Church (Belgique, Missouri)|Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Belgique)]]
* [[St. Boniface Roman Catholic Church (Perryville, Missouri)|Old St. Boniface (Perryville)]]
* [[St. James Roman Catholic Church (Crosstown, Missouri)|St. James (Crosstown)]]
* [[St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church (Lithium, Missouri)|St. John the Evangelist (Lithium)]]
* [[St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church (Apple Creek, Missouri)|St. Joseph (Apple Creek)]]
* [[St. Mary's of the Barrens Catholic Church (Perryville, Missouri)|St. Mary's of the Barrens (Perryville)]]
* [[St. Maurus Roman Catholic Church (Biehle, Missouri)|St. Maurus (Biehle)]]
* [[St. Rose of Lima Mission, Roman Catholic Church (Silver Lake, Missouri)|St. Rose of Lima Mission (Silver Lake)]]
* [[St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church (Perryville, Missouri)|St. Vincent de Paul (Perryville)]]
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'''Lutheran churches'''
* [[Concordia Lutheran Church (Frohna, Missouri)|Concordia (Frohna)]]
* [[Grace Lutheran Church, Uniontown, Missouri|Grace (Uniontown)]]
* [[Immanuel Lutheran Church (Perryville, Missouri)|Immanuel (Perryville)]]
* [[Peace Lutheran Church (Friedenberg, Missouri)|Peace (Friedenberg)]]
* [[Salem Lutheran Church, Farrar, Missouri|Salem (Farrar)]]
* [[Zion Lutheran Church (Crosstown, Missouri)|Zion (Crosstown)]]
* [[Zion Lutheran Church (Longtown, Missouri)|Zion (Longtown)]]
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'''Presbyterian churches'''
* [[Brazeau Presbyterian Church (Brazeau, Missouri)|Brazeau Presbyterian (Brazeau)]]
* [[First Presbyterian Church (Perryville, Missouri)|First Presbyterian (Perryville)]]

'''Methodist churches'''
* [[York Chapel United Methodist Church (Longtown, Missouri)|York Chapel (Longtown)]]
*  [[United Methodist Church]] [[Perryville, Missouri|Perryville]]

'''Baptist churches'''
* [[Bethlehem Baptist Church (Crosstown, Missouri)|Bethlehem (Crosstown)]]
* [[Lithium Baptist Church (Lithium, Missouri)|Lithium Baptist (Lithium)]]
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===2020 Census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Perry County Racial Composition<ref>{{Cite web|title =P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Perry County, Missouri|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=Perry%20County,%20Missouri&t=Race%20and%20Ethnicity&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (NH)
|17,657
|93.15%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (NH)
|102
|0.54%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]] (NH)
|29
|0.15%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]] (NH)
|123
|0.65%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]] (NH)
|0
|0%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]] (NH)
|662
|3.5%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|383
|2%
|}