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The three major highways in the county are Interstate 55, which passes from northwest to southeast on a line skirting the western edge of Perryville; U.S. Route 61, which passes through the center of Perryville but otherwise generally parallels the interstate several miles to the east; and Missouri State Highway 51, which enters the county from the southwest, intersects I-55 and U.S. 61 at Perryville, and continues north to the Mississippi River, where it crosses the Chester Bridge into Illinois.
The three major highways in the county are Interstate 55, which passes from northwest to southeast on a line skirting the western edge of Perryville; U.S. Route 61, which passes through the center of Perryville but otherwise generally parallels the interstate several miles to the east; and Missouri State Highway 51, which enters the county from the southwest, intersects I-55 and U.S. 61 at Perryville, and continues north to the Mississippi River, where it crosses the Chester Bridge into Illinois.
==Demographics==
At the 2010 census, Perry County had a total population of 18,971, with 7,357 households and 5,162 families. The population density was 39.2 per square mile. There were 8,568 housing units, or about 17.7 per square mile. The racial makeup of the county was about 97.21% White, 0.40% African-American, 0.32% Native American, 0.45% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.70% from some other race, and 0.90% from two or more races. Hispanics of any race were 1.68% of the population.
The median age in the county was 39.2 years. 25.10% of the population was under the age of 18, 7.78% was between the ages of 18 and 24, 24.51% was between the ages of 25 and 44, 27.00% was between the ages of 45 and 64, and 15.60% was 65 years old or older. The sex ratio was 49.9% male, 50.1% female.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
According to the 2010 American Community Survey, the median income in the county was $45,713 for a household, and $54,983 for a family. Males had a median income of $39,599 versus $27,436 for females. The unemployment rate was 4.2%. The per capita income was $22,200. 10.6% of the population was below the poverty line, including 15.0% of those under the age of 18 and 9.1% of those 65 years old or older.<ref>https://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?src=CF</ref>
==Communities==
==Communities==