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Perry, Iowa

Perlee
(Jefferson County)

Perry Yard
(Dallas County)

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The city of Perry is located in Dallas County.

Perry is 290 feet [88.39 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Perry lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Perry can be found in:

	Arkansas	New York
	California	North Carolina
	Florida	Ohio
	Georgia	Oklahoma
	Illinois	Ontario
	Kansas	Oregon
	Louisiana	South Carolina
	Maine	Tennessee
	Michigan	Texas
	Mississippi	Utah
	Missouri	Vermont
	Nebraska	Washington
	New Mexico (historic ^<2>)	West Virginia

At the time of the 2000 Census, Perry had a population of 7,633 people ^<3> (or 18.59% of the total population of Dallas County). The population of Perry represented 0.26% of the total of Iowa, making it the state's 46th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Perry had a population of 9,569 people. This is an increase of 25.36% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Perry.

Year	Population	Change Since 2000	Year-to-Year Change
2008	9,569	+25.36%	+3.81% since 2007
2007	9,218	+20.77%	+1.48% since 2006
2006	9,084	+19.01%	-0.18% since 2005
2005	9,100	+19.22%
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2000	7,633	The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

Community	Direction	Distance ^<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
Adel	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	4,428	28.91% increase
Boone	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	12,614	1.48% decrease
Dallas Center	SE	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,734	8.71% increase
Grand Junction	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	848	12.03% decrease
Grimes	SE	19 mi [30.58 km]	8,419	65.14% increase
Jefferson	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	4,144	10.42% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Perry.

The Commemorative
Quarter for
Iowa ^<5>

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Footnotes

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Perry - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others. - Return to Citation
<2>	We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Perry, please let us know so that we can make corrections. - Return to Citation
<3>	Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Perry. - Return to Citation
<4>	Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Perry and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance. - Return to Citation
<5>	All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint. - Return to Citation

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